NABP 105th Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Tucker Carlson to Offer a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Political Landscape to Come

February 17, 2009 12:00 AM

Providing his witty and insightful views on political headlines and current events, Tucker Carlson, senior campaign correspondent for MSNBC, will present the keynote address at the NABP 105th Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held May 16-19, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Miami in Florida. Carlson will focus on the political landscape, discussing the significant changes President Barack Obama is expected to bring to American life, business, and politics. Intimately familiar with the key players who will be reshaping Washington, Carlson offers attendees a candid, up-to-the-moment look at events as they unfold.

Carlson has held his position as a senior campaign correspondent for MSNBC since March 2008. He joined MSNBC in February 2005 from CNN, where he was the youngest anchor in the history of that network. Prior to becoming a senior campaign correspondent, Carlson hosted MSNBC’s Tucker, a fast paced, no-holds-barred conversation about the day’s developments in news, politics, world issues, and pop culture. At CNN, he hosted a number of shows and specials, including the network’s political debate program, Crossfire. During the same period, Carlson also hosted a weekly public affairs program on PBS, Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered.

A longtime magazine and newspaper journalist, Carlson has reported from around the world, most recently from Iraq and Lebanon. He has been a columnist for New Yorkmagazine and Reader’s Digest and currently writes for Esquire, The Weekly Standard, and New York Times Magazine. Carlson began his journalism career at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper in Little Rock. His first book, Politicians, Partisans and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News, was published in fall 2003.

The NABP 105th Annual Meeting provides pharmacy professionals with an opportunity to take an active role in protecting the public health. During the meeting, board of pharmacy members and staff as well as other pharmacy stakeholders will participate in timely educational sessions and important business sessions during which officers and members of the NABP Executive Committee will be elected and resolutions will be voted upon.

Information and online registration for the 105th Annual Meeting are available in the Meetings Section of the NABP Web site at www.nabp.net.

Larissa Doucette