2026 Amanpour Lecture: A Conversation with Bob Woodruff

Bob Woodruff, an award-winning correspondent for ABC News who has covered the world’s most influential stories over the last three decades, will deliver the University of Rhode Island’s 2026 Christiane Amanpour Lecture. Woodruff, who succeeded the late Peter Jennings as anchor of “ABC World News Tonight,” will discuss his journalistic endeavors, as well as offer advice to students seeking journalism and media careers. The lecture is presented free and open to the public by the URI Harrington School of Communication and Media, and will be followed by a light reception. Bob Woodruff joined ABC N