

PAST SEASONS
1983 - 2024

Our distinguished lineup of speakers throughout the 40+ year history of the North Platte Town Hall Lecture Series has included a diverse array of luminaries from around the nation and the world, including journalists, authors, actors, political figures, scientists, elite athletes, and more. We are proud to have brought more than 160 speakers to North Platte.
2023 - 2024: Amanda Tyler, Captain Scott Kelly, James Olson, Steve Uzzell
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2022-2023: Mark Nutsch, Amanda Knox, Chuck Whitlock, Chef Darren McGrady
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2021-2022: Brett Culp, Robert Bilott, Lt. Col. Robert Darling, Susan Eisenhower
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2019-2020: Beth Holloway, Cara Brookins
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2018-2019: Dorothy Hamill, Molly Barker, Marc Ruskin, LaDonna Gatlin
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2017-2018: Jenna Bush Hager, Amelia Earhart, Steve Murphy, Dallas Seavey
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2016-2017: Vicki Lawrence, Dean Jacobs, Allison Massari, B. Gentry Lee
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2015-2016: Joan Lunden, Fredi Lajvardi, Dan McNichol, Peter Bergen
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2014-2015: Elizabeth Smart, Erin Palinski, Andy Och, Jo-Ellan Dimitrius
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2013-2014: Bob Eubanks & Jamie Farr, Robert Glennon, James Bradley, Kambri Crews
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2012-2013: Scott Hamilton, Michael Tougias, Walter Scheib, Jerome Mayer
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2011-2012: Aron Ralston, Jennifer Thompson, Frank Loomis, Allan Karl
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2010-2011: Bruce Jenner, Dave K. Sanderson, Mack Dryden, Christine Brennan
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2009-2010: Jennette Walls, Tierney Cahill, Julie Myers Wood, Mark K. Updegrove
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2008-2009: James Hight, Gary Moore, Dan Abrams, Jim Knox
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2007-2008: Jackie Pflug, Vince Lombardi, Jr., Patty Duke, Dr. Richard Madow
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2006-2007: Evan Wright, Naomi Judd, Bill Mason, "Termite" Watkins
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2005-2006: Ed McMahon, Marc Silverstein, Fred Haise, Lynn Donohue
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2004-2005: Chief Richard Picciotto, Soledad O'Brien, Robert J. Rebhan, David E. Logie
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2003-2004: General Henry Hugh Shelton, Jan McInnis, Charles Moose, Bill Morton
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2002-2003: Ann Jillian, Vic Osteen, Senator George McGovern, Steve Livengood
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2001-2002: John Walsh, Bill Sammon, Arun Gandhi, Nikki Stone
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2000-2001: Judith Viorst, Christopher Springman, Jennifer Read Hawthorne, Laura A. Morton
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1999-2000: William F. Buckley, Martin Bowen, Jane Brody, Grady Jim Robinson
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1998-1999: David Breashears, Morris Dees, Mark Victor Hansen, Dr. Elinor Harris Solomon
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1997-1998: George Plimpton, Elaine Chao, Jonathan Karl, Ted Kennedy, Jr.
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1996-1997: F. Lee Bailey, Stan Curtis, John Powers, James Carney
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1995-1996: Betty Mahmoody, Captain James Lovell, Susan Granger, Tweed Roosevelt
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1994-1995: Charlton Heston, Hope Mihalap, Cathy Rigby, Dr. Peter Salago
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1993-1994: Nanette Fabray, Jan Scruggs, Bob Beckel, Jerry Parr
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1992-1993: Rich Little, Laura Pedersen, Joe Clark, Gene Perret
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1991-1992: Peter Burtchal, Dale Van Atta, Boris Notkin, Art Linkletter
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1990-1991: Dr. Joyce Brothers, Dr. Bob Arnot, Robert Evans, Madam Nien Cheng
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1989-1990: Bettina Gregory, Frank Abagnale, Sarah Brady, Jack Anderson
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1988-1989: Maria Cooper Janis & Joan Benny, Col. Charles Scot, Kevin Close, John Stossel
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1987-1988: Dr. Richard Ittner, Kitty Carlisle, Bob Debolt, Irina McClellan
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1986-1987: Mary McBride, Ralph Salerno, Gerald Coffee, Ike Pappas
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1985-1986: Countess Romanones, Dr. Jerald Schenken, James Kern, James C. Humes
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1984-1985: Betty Williams, CeCe Zorinsky, William Kloefkorn, John R. Powers
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1983-1984: Arianna Stassinopoulous, Dr. Beverly Mead, Norman Krivosha, Robert Manley