Sander Vanocur

A veteran of more than forty years in print, radio and television journalism, Sander Vanocur has recently completed a video series on the post-war Congress and the media. He has also created a video series on television and the President, which has been distributed to university and college journalism schools and political science departments across the country. A former professional-in-residence at The Freedom Forum, he is currently host of Movies in Time as seen on cable television's History Channel.

Vanocur began his journalism career as a reporter in London for The Manchester Guardian. At the same time, he was a commentator for the North American Service of the BBC and a stringer for CBS News. Before joining NBC News in 1957, he was a general assignment reporter for The New York Times.

He gained national prominence during his 14 years with NBC News, where he served three years as White House Correspondent before being named National Political Correspondent. While with NBC News, Vanocur was also Washington Correspondent for the Today Show, a contributing editor to the Huntley-Brinkley Report, and host of First Tuesday, a monthly two-hour magazine program.

Vanocur left NBC News in September 1971, to become Senior Correspondent for the National Public Affairs Center for Television of PBS. A veteran political reporter, Vanocur joined ABC News in June 1977. He served as ABC News' chief "overview" correspondent covering the Democratic and Republican candidates in the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections.

In June 1986, Vanocur was given the additional responsibility of anchor on ABC News' Business World, the first regularly scheduled weekly business program on network television. Since the program's debut, Vanocur has conducted numerous live interviews with leading business newsmakers. In 1988 he interviewed then Vice-President George Bush and Governor Michael Dukakis on their economic agendas, distinguishing Business World as the only program to question both the Republican and Democratic candidates on such issues.

Vanocur has been covering national and international beats since 1958. He was ABC News' Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, assigned to the Department of State in January 1981. In 1982, he was ABC's Senior Correspondent in Buenos Aires covering the Falkland Islands War between Great Britain and Argentina.

Vanocur left ABC News in 1991 to form his own company, Old Owl Communications, a full service communications and consulting corporation. In addition to his company, Vanocur now spends his time giving speeches and presentations around the country. An experienced political analyst and media expert, he delivers powerful and meaningful speeches on issues Americans face today.