Mizzou Turns to TV Judge Hatchett for MLK Lecture

7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago Wednesday, January 23 2013 Jan 23, 2013 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 4:04:13 AM CST January 23, 2013 in News
By: Associated Press

COLUMBIA (AP) - TV judge Glenda Hatchett is this year's speaker at the University of Missouri's annual lecture honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Hatchett is scheduled to deliver a free public lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Missouri Theatre in downtown Columbia. Her presentation is titled, "Dare to Take Charge: How to Live & Lead with Purpose".

Hatchett spent nine years as a television judge on the self-titled, syndicated program. She is a former senior attorney and public relations manager at Delta Air Lines.

 

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