Chicago Sun-Times columnist Vernon Jarrett was one of six FirstAmendment advocates selected Friday by the Vanderbilt UniversityFreedom Forum First Amendment Center as visiting professionalscholars.
Jarrett joins a distinguished group that includes SanderVanocur, former national network correspondent; John Frohnmayer,former head of the National Endowment for the Arts; Beverly Kees,former executive editor of the Fresno Bee; Charles Haynes, of theFirst Liberty Institute of George Mason University, and Bill R.Phillips, former director of the Republican National Committee.
Jarrett is a member of the Sun-Times editorial board. For 25years he has been a talk show producer, host and commentator atWLS-Channel 7. He also has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize fivetimes.
At Vanderbilt, Jarrett will write on African-American FirstAmendment heroes.
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