NBC's Al Roker is slated to deliver the 2013 Holmes-Hunter lecture at the UGA Chapel, but the event will be rescheduled due to the snowstorm in the Northeast. Best known as a host/weather man on "The Today Show," Roker is also a TV producer and the CEO of the multimedia company Al Roker Entertainment Inc., which creates programming for a slew of TV networks. The Holmes-Hunter Lecture honors Charlayne Hunter-Gault and the late Hamilton Holmes, who were the first African-American students to enroll at UGA. Roker is expected to add his personal insights and wit to the lecture, which, since 1985, has focused on race relations, black history and education with implications for inclusion and diversity. We know you're excited about this, so bring an extra pair of drawers. (Al will!)
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