Brian Lamb

Birth Name:

Brian Patrick Lamb

Birth Place:

Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Profession

Writer

In 1997, he received the Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement
In 2007, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Earned a degree in speech from Purdue University in 1963
Before becoming involved with the news industry, he worked as a disc jockey and band drummer
Is best known as the founder of the cable news network C-SPAN
Escorted former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson down the aisle at the wedding of her daughter Lynda Johnson to Chuck Robb
Worked at the Pentagon while serving in the U․S․ Navy

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