ATHENS, Ohio -- Hodding Carter III, former assistant secretary of state for public affairs in President Carter's administration, will deliver the keynote address for Ohio University's Journalism Day during Communication Week activities at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Athena Theater in Uptown Athens. The talk is free and open to the public.

A talk by former NBC News White House reporter John Palmer, scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, has been postponed due to a broken rib he suffered.

Carter is the recipient of this year's Carr Van Anda Award, the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism's highest honor. The award was established in 1968 to honor journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. The award is named for former Ohio University student Carr Van Anda, editor of The New York Times from 1904 to 1932, who is best known for his reports on the sinking of the Titanic.

Carter, currently president and CEO of the Knight Foundation, gained prominence during the Iran hostage crisis and was previously spokesman for the Department of State. Carter has worked as a reporter, editor, publisher and anchor, and he has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post. He has won a number of awards including four national Emmy awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award. Carter has appeared on "Frontline" and "This Week with David Brinkley" and has served as a host, anchor, panelist and correspondent for public affairs shows on PBS, ABC, CBS, BBC and CNN. He has written two books, "The Reagan Years" and "The South Strikes Back."

The speeches are just part of many events being held as part of Ohio University's 34th annual Communication Week, celebrating the six units within the College of Communication from Saturday, April 27, through Friday, May 3. The week will include events, speakers and panel discussions that are designed to encourage student interaction with prominent leaders in the communication field and draw alumni to campus.

Among other highlights of the week are:

• The School of Visual Communication exhibition opening will be held on from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, April 27, at the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center in Athens.
• Gerry Moersdorf, founder of Applied Innovations and keynote speaker for the J. Warren McClure School of Communication Systems Management Day, will discuss "The Weird Effects of Regulation on Telecommunications" at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in the Baker University Center Ballroom.
• A panel discussion featuring professional journalists and moderated by E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Director Michael Real will discuss the impact of September 11 on the media and news coverage at 9:10 a.m. Thursday, May 2, in Scripps Hall room 111. Panelists include Associated Press Deputy Business Editor Kevin Noblet, Cleveland Plain Dealer Editor Doug Clifton and WBNS-TV anchor Dave Kaylor.
• Clifton will moderate a panel discussion, "First Amendment Since 9/11" at 1:10 p.m. in Galbreath Chapel.
• Lawrence Grossberg, the Morris David professor of Communication and Cultural Studies at the University of North Carolina, will present a public lecture, "Hegemony and the Third America Revolution," at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Central Classroom Building room 310. His talk is sponsored by the School of Interpersonal Communication.
• The Ohio University forensics team will perform "Night of 1,000 Voices" from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Baker University Center Front Room.
• Outstanding Interpersonal Communication alumnus Mark Orbe will discuss "Survival, Success or Significance: What's the Mindset of Today's Emerging Communication Scholars?" at 3 p.m. Friday, May 3, in Baker University Center room 327.

For information on Communication Week events, visit the Web at www.commcoll.ohiou.edu/crrentstudents/commweek.html