Dan Raviv

Hundreds of stations carried his live coverage for over eight hours that day, and Dan continues to anchor all the major events in the war against terrorism.

Dan Raviv's exciting, frank "you are there" style and incredible energy have thrilled lecture audiences from coast to coast. He has a unique ability to entertain and excite audiences, touching their hearts and minds with his own diverse experiences and a close-up view of America's challenges in the world.

For more than twenty years a foreign correspondent for CBS News on radio and television, he is now the Washington-based National Correspondent for the radio network, as well as a best-selling author. His Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community was on the New York Times list for four months. His newest book, Comic Wars, is the full story of one of America's most contentious business battles -- the Marvel Comics bankruptcy.

This expert on worldwide espionage and foreign affairs has interviewed Sharon, Barak, Netanyahu, Arafat, Mubarak and all the major Middle East players. He was in Beirut at the U.S. Marine base destroyed by a suicide bomber; in Lockerbie just hours after the Pan Am jet was blown up; in Red Square with Reagan and Gorbachev; and in Poland, Ireland, Africa and Argentina with the Pope. Dan is a veritable vault of exciting stories, wrapped in an enthusiastic and charming personality.

Dan is a widely quoted expert on America's relations with Israel. His book, Friends in Deed: Inside the U.S.- Israel Alliance finally explains why the United States and the Jewish State have been brought together by history, politics, religion, sentiment and strategy.

Dan's articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Times of London and other major newspapers. He is an honors graduate of Harvard University, and a winner of two Overseas Press Club of America awards for his coverage of the Persian Gulf. His coverage of the Bush-Gore election fight won a Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists. After 20 years as a foreign correspondent, he is now National Correspondent for CBS News, living with his wife and two children in Washington, D.C.