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| CBS Chief National Correspondent and 60 Minutes contributor Byron Pitts spoke Monday, November 11, 2012 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in downton Bloomington, Indiana. |
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| Pitts visited Bloomington in support of his recent book Step Out on Nothing. You can find Byron Pitts on Twitter @ByronPitts. |
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| Pitts has won two national Emmy Awards for his coverage of a Chicago train wreck, as well his reporting on the events of September 11th. He has also won four Associated Press awards and six regional Emmy Awards. |
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| Pitts' most recent book Step Out on Nothing recounts his childhood struggle with a speech impediment, and all of the difficulties that brought him, including a grade school diagnosis of “functional illiteracy.” |
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| Byron Pitts drew from his own life as he talked to students, educators and the community at the Buskirk-Chumley Monday evening. His was the last of the Speaker Series talks for the semester. |
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| Byron Pitts' visit was sponsored by the IU School of Journalism as part of the Fall 2012 Speaker Series. |
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| Before Pitts spoke to students and members of the public at the Buskirk-Chumley theater, he attended a wine and cheese reception organized by the Bloomington Press Club, all proceeds of which went to a scholarship fund. |
