RIAS Zoom Talks kick off with meetings with Peter Beyer, WNBC’s Michael Gargiulo
The RIAS Berlin Commission will be starting a series of RIAS Zoom Talks on May 19 and is inviting alumni, candidates and anyone interested to join us for these regular virtual meetings with newsmakers in both Germany and the United States as well as journalists from the RIAS alumni network. These talks will include ample opportunities for Q&A. The conversations will be held on Zoom and generally on-the-record unless otherwise stated. The hope is that these sessions might help inspire ideas for stories, for thinking differently about some issues, for learning more about German and American issues, and above all connect you more closely to the RIAS network.
Please write to info@darkseagreen-dog-940501.hostingersite.com for log-on details for the Zoom meetings. Here are the guest speakers for the first two meetings next week:
May 19, 4 p.m.-5.15 p.m. Berlin time (10 a.m.-11.15a.m. EST)
Peter Beyer, a senior member of the German parliament, will talk about German-American
relations, the coronavirus crisis in Germany and his thoughts on the U.S. election. Peter is one of the most committed advocates of strong transatlantic relations with the United States in the Reichstag. He is also the German government’s Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation. He studied law in the United States at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is also a board member of the RIAS Berlin Commission. May 19, 4 p.m.-5.15 p.m. Berlin time (10 a.m.-11.15a.m. EST)
Michael Gargiulo, a leader of the New York RIAS alumni chapter, will talk about his work as the co-anchor of “Today in New York” weekday mornings on WNBC in New York, the upcoming US election, and all the changes caused by the coronavirus crisis that has hit New York so hard. Michael grew up in New York and has worked at networks in West Virgina, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Minnesota and Washington DC. He is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and dedicated RIAS alumni who also serves on the RIAS Berlin Commission Media Prize jury. May 21, 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Berlin time (11 a.m.-12 noon EST)
