Fordham Honors Gerry Byrne, Maureen Corrigan

0:00It's April 29th, from red carpets to breaking stories. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, powered by AI. Fordham University is set to honor Jerry Byrne, vice chairman of Variety's parent company PMC, with an honorary doctorate of humane letters at there. Commencement on May 16th. He'll share the stage with MPR Book Critic, Maureen Corrigan, and today's show host, Hoda Kodoby, who's also the keynote speaker. Warren goes way back with Fordham. He graduated from their prep school in 1962, in the college in 1966. While there, he earned his commission as a U.S. Marine officer and served in Vietnam, picking up the Navy achievement medal, with combat V for his. Efforts in 1968 and 69. His career stacked with wins in media and publishing, from launching Crane's New York business as its first publisher, to steering Variety into A. Global powerhouse during his long run there. He's also racked up big awards like the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and the Navy's

1:01top civilian nod last year for his veteran support and non-profit work. Fordham's calling him an entrepreneur, trailblazing exec, and fierce advocate for military vets. Corrigan, another honoree, got her English degree from Fordham in 1977, before advanced degrees at Penn, and now teaches literary. Criticism at Georgetown. These nods highlight how Fordham grads keep shaping media, books, and public life ceremonies just weeks away, marking another chapter for these heavy hitters.