<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/spring-2019-commencement-speakers.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>04/16/2019</pubDate><title>Spring 2019 Commencement Speakers</title><description>Lisa Rayam, a broadcast veteran with strong ties to the Atlanta community, is host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” and can be heard Monday through Friday from 6 – 10 a.m. She is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who is dedicated to telling the stories of everyday people. </description><introparagraph>Lisa Rayam, a broadcast veteran with strong ties to the Atlanta community, is host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” and can be heard Monday through Friday from 6 – 10 a.m. She is an Emmy Award winning journalist who is dedicated to telling the stories of everyday people. Moreover, she is the Capitol Correspondent for PBS and GPB’s Lawmakers Show where she covers many of Georgia’s more intensely controversial legislative issues.</introparagraph><image><img src="/news/images/lisa-rayam-story.jpg" alt="Lisa Rayam"/></image><tags><tag>academics</tag><tag>community</tag></tags></item>