Rolland G SmithRolland G. Smith has over sixty-five years of pro-fessional broadcast experience as an anchor, a reporter, producer and commentator. During his career he has beenhonored by the National Academy of Television Arts andSciences with twenty-five Emmy nomnations and hasreceived eleven Emmy Awards.Highlights of his years in broadcasting include presi-dential interviews, front-line coverage of the Vietnam War, anchoring the international broadcast feed of "Live Aid" toan audience in excess of two billion, and being the first jour-nalist to accompany the U.S. Geological Survey Team insideMount St. Helens after the volcano's devastating eruption.Along with his extensive experience in broad-casting, Mr.Smith has an expressed interest in global issues, includingthe future of the environment (both physical and spiritual).As a public speaker, he often includes in his engage-ments readings from his poetry, in which he uses the magicof rhyme as an avenue to communicate his viewpoint. Hisfirst book of poetry, Quiet Musings, was nationally releasedin August 1995 and was soon followed by his first CD, Syl.la.bles, which combines beautiful original music by TimJanis with his poetry readings. His four subsequent bookreleases were entitled Encore: The Poetry of Nature, StoneWisdom: Poems and Commentaries, Naka: Poems from theCenter and Consider This, Commentaries. Read More Read Less