Art Linkletter to Speak at The University of Akron on November 3

Akron, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2003 — Assuring that “Old Age Is Not for Sissies,” American icon Art Linkletter will speak at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 3, at The University of Akron's E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall.

With his signature humor, 90-year-old Linkletter will address a variety of issues associated with caregiving and the aging process. His talk is the fourth event in the 2003-2004 University of Akron Forum Series, and is sponsored by Summa Health System.

Linkletter's career spans more than 60 years in radio, television and print. Best known for his roles on “House Party” and “People Are Funny,” he also is the author of ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things” and “Old Age Is Not for Sissies.”

Linkletter has received two Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award and 10 honorary doctorate degrees. He has served on the President's National Advisory Council for Drug Abuse Prevention, the Presidential Commission to Improve Reading in the United States, the President's Commission on Fitness and Physical Education, and he was named Ambassador to Australia and Commissioner General to the 150th Australian Anniversary Celebration by President Reagan.

General admission tickets for the event are $8 each, $6 each for seniors, children 12 and under and UA staff and faculty, or $4 each with a UA student I.D. For tickets, contact the E.J. Thomas Hall ticket office at 330-972-7570.

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