Well-known New England poet and radio reporter to give Umble Master Class lecture Nov. 17

Lecture: Roy H. Umble Master Class – Reporter and poet Carl Haarer, from WBZ radio in Boston
Date, time: Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Umble Center, Goshen College
Cost: Free and open to the public; reception following

GOSHEN, Ind. – Boston radio reporter Carl Haarer, who goes by the name of Carl Stevens on the air, may be the best known poet in New England. He will present the keynote address, "Breathe on me, breath of God," as part of the 2009 Roy H. Umble Master Class at Goshen College on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Umble Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Haarer is an award-winning reporter and airwaves poet for WBZ, a radio station in Boston. He was named "Best Radio Reporter" in Boston Magazine's August 1997 issue. As a reporter at WBZ, Haarer won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow National Award for Writing four times; his piece on "Blue M&M's" received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Feature Reporting. He was the lead reporter for the WBZ news team that won the 1995 Murrow award for Best Breaking News.

Haarer occasionally reads his poetry on the air based on current political and social news. He wrote on the Obama inauguration; the primary election campaign of Hillary Clinton; and the baseball rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.

Haarer's career began at Goshen College, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in English. He went on to receive a master's degree in English at the University of New Hampshire, where he studied with Charles Simic, the former poet laureate of the United States.

Before joining WBZ in 1990, he worked at the Boston radio station WEEI; WENH-TV in Durham, N.H.; and radio station WOKQ in Dover, N.H. He was born in Goshen and currently resides in Swampscott, Mass.

Haarer will be on campus Nov. 16 and 17 presenting lectures and workshops.

The Roy H. Umble Master Class brings nationally known practitioners and experts in communication and theater to the Goshen College campus annually for events and activities that enrich and inspire students, faculty, the broader campus and local and church communities. It was established with gifts from Goshen College alumni who had benefited from Roy's teaching and inspiration. An initial gift from Janette Brunk in 1994 served as a tribute both to Roy and her parents, Perry and Fern Brunk, who developed an appreciation for theater because of their daughter's involvement in it. In 1996, alumnus David E. Yoder, one of Roy's many former students and admirers, initiated a fund-raising effort to build an endowment to support a master class.

Roy H. Umble (1913-1996) dedicated his life as a faculty member to Goshen College and its heritage. He had a deep commitment to the Mennonite Church and expressed his faith to many generations of Goshen College students through his involvement in speech and theater.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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