Past Seasons
Our Speakers — Past Seasons
Our distinguished lineup of speakers throughout the 40-year history of the North Platte Town Hall Lecture Series has included a diverse array of luminaries from around the nation and the world, including journalists, authors, actors, political figures, scientists, elite athletes, and more. We are proud to have have brought more than 120 speakers to North Platte.
2022-2023: Mark Nutsch, Amanda Knox, Chuck Whitlock, Chef Darren McGrady
2021-2022: Brett Culp, Robert Bilott, Lt. Col. Robert Darling, Susan Eisenhower
2019-2020: Beth Holloway, Cara Brookins
2018-2019: Dorothy Hamill, Molly Barker, Marc Ruskin, LaDonna Gatlin
2017-2018: Jenna Bush Hager, Amelia Earhart, Steve Murphy, Dallas Seavey
2016-2017: Vicki Lawrence, Dean Jacobs, Allison Massari, B. Gentry Lee
2015-2016: Joan Lunden, Fredi Lajvardi, Dan McNichol, Peter Bergen
2014-2015: Elizabeth Smart, Erin Palinski, Andy Och, Jo-Ellan Dimitrius
2013-2014: Bob Eubanks & Jamie Farr, Robert Glennon, James Bradley, Kambri Crews
2012-2013: Scott Hamilton, Michael Tougias, Walter Scheib, Jerome Mayer
2011-2012: Aron Ralston, Jennifer Thompson, Frank Loomis, Allan Karl
2010-2011: Bruce Jenner, Dave K. Sanderson, Mack Dryden, Christine Brennan
2009-2010: Jennette Walls, Tierney Cahill, Julie Myers Wood, Mark K. Updegrove
2008-2009: James Hight, Gary Moore, Dan Abrams, Jim Knox
2007-2008: Jackie Pflug, Vince Lombardi, Jr., Patty Duke, Dr. Richard Madow
2006-2007: Evan Wright, Naomi Judd, Bill Mason, "Termite" Watkins
2005-2006: Ed McMahon, Marc Silverstein, Fred Haise, Lynn Donohue
2004-2005: Chief Richard Picciotto, Soledad O'Brien, Robert J. Rebhan, David E. Logie
2003-2004: General Henry Hugh Shelton, Jan McInnis, Charles Moose, Bill Morton
2002-2003: Ann Jillian, Vic Osteen, Senator George McGovern, Steve Livengood
2001-2002: John Walsh, Bill Sammon, Arun Gandhi, Nikki Stone
2000-2001: Judith Viorst, Christopher Springman, Jennifer Read Hawthorne, Laura A. Morton
1999-2000: William F. Buckley, Martin Bowen, Jane Brody, Grady Jim Robinson
1998-1999: David Breashears, Morris Dees, Mark Victor Hansen, Dr. Elinor Harris Solomon
1997-1998: George Plimpton, Elaine Chao, Jonathan Karl, Ted Kennedy, Jr.
1996-1997: F. Lee Bailey, Stan Curtis, John Powers, James Carney
1995-1996: Betty Mahmoody, Captain James Lovell, Susan Granger, Tweed Roosevelt
1994-1995: Charlton Heston, Hope Mihalap, Cathy Rigby, Dr. Peter Salago
1993-1994: Nanette Fabray, Jan Scruggs, Bob Beckel, Jerry Parr
1992-1993: Rich Little, Laura Pedersen, Joe Clark, Gene Perret
1991-1992: Peter Burtchal, Dale Van Atta, Boris Notkin, Art Linkletter
1990-1991: Dr. Joyce Brothers, Dr. Bob Arnot, Robert Evans, Madam Nien Cheng
1989-1990: Bettina Gregory, Frank Abagnale, Sarah Brady, Jack Anderson
1988-1989: Maria Cooper Janis & Joan Benny, Col. Charles Scot, Kevin Close, John Stossel
1987-1988: Dr. Richard Ittner, Kitty Carlisle, Bob Debolt, Irina McClellan
1986-1987: Mary McBride, Ralph Salerno, Gerald Coffee, Ike Pappas
1985-1986: Countess Romanones, Dr. Jerald Schenken, James Kern, James C. Humes
1984-1985: Betty Williams, CeCe Zorinsky, William Kloefkorn, John R. Powers
1983-1984: Arianna Stassinopoulous, Dr. Beverly Mead, Norman Krivosha, Robert Manley