{"id":13602,"date":"2014-08-11T10:38:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T15:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=13602"},"modified":"2022-05-25T22:17:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T22:17:20","slug":"magic-johnson-named-keynote-speaker-university-buffalos-speakers-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/magic-johnson-named-keynote-speaker-university-buffalos-speakers-series","title":{"rendered":"Magic Johnson Named Keynote Speaker at University of Buffalo\u2019s Speakers Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BUFFALO, NY. &#8212; According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/city-region\/university-at-buffalo\/john-oliver-magic-johnson-steve-wozniak-on-ub-distinguished-speakers-series-20140723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BuffaloNews.com<\/a><span class=\"bylineName\">,\u00a0<\/span>to cite sources, the 2014-15 lineup for the University at Buffalo\u2019s Distinguished Speakers Series includes comedian John Oliver, NBA legend <a href=\"\/speaker\/magic-johnson.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magic Johnson<\/a> and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Rounding out the list of speakers are authors Cheryl Strayed, Wes Moore and oceanographer Robert Ballard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13615\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13615 size-full\" title=\"magic-johnson-speaking-on-feb-2014-breakfast-club-power-105.1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/magic-johnson-speaking-on-feb-2014-breakfast-club-power-105.1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"313\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo shows NBA legend, Magic Johnson, speaking Feb 2014 on the Breakfast Club Power 105.1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more-->The event begins on Sept. 10 with Strayed, author of the No. 1 New York Times Best-seller \u201cWild.\u201d The memoir recounts the 1,000 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail that Strayed took after her mother\u2019s unexpected death from cancer and the end of her young marriage. Moore, a youth advocate, Army combat veteran and best-selling author of \u201cThe Other Wes Moore,\u201d visits Oct. 15. His book is about two boys with the same name, growing up in the same city. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison for felony murder.<br \/>\nOliver, host of HBO\u2019s \u201cLast Week Tonight with John Oliver,\u201d was voted the Undergraduate Student Choice Speaker and will appear Nov. 18. His show presents a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.<br \/>\nHall-of-Famer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Earvin \u201cMagic\u201d Johnson will be UB\u2019s 39th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Keynote Speaker on Feb. 12, 2014. The series concludes April 29 with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc. and chief scientist of Fusion-io. Wozniak is the Graduate Student Choice Speaker.<br \/>\n<strong> Watch Magic Johnson Interview on Feb 2014 at Breakfast Club Power 105.1<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vIpWeg9Nt5M\" width=\"492\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playing Field Promotions<\/a> is a booking agent for motivational sports speakers and celebrities. If you would like to book celebrities like Magic Johnson or Steve Wozniak for a speaking engagement, personal appearance or product endorsement, you can contact Steve Wozniak&#8217;s or Magic Johnson\u2019s booking agent for speaker fees at 1.800.966.1380.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUFFALO, NY. &#8212; According to BuffaloNews.com,\u00a0to cite sources, the 2014-15 lineup for the University at Buffalo\u2019s Distinguished Speakers Series includes comedian John Oliver, NBA legend Magic Johnson and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. 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