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Curt Smith
Senior Lecturer
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
Department of English
Areas of expertise: Presidential rhetoric; American presidents of the radio/television age; sports broadcasting, especially but not limited to baseball, football, basketball, and hockey; public speaking
Press contact:
Valerie Alhart
valerie.alhart@rochester.edu
585.276.3256
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Department of English faculty: Curt Smith
In the News
Forbes
It's How You Play the Game
March 08, 2013
13WHAM-TV
Marco Rubio in the Media with Curt Smith
February 14, 2013
Newark Courier Gazette
CURT SMITH: A double play saddens upstate N.Y.
February 01, 2013
Irondequoit Post
Exhibit features look into presidential speeches
January 30, 2013
Livingston County News
Caledonia native Curt Smith curates exhibit on presidential speechwriting
January 27, 2013
Rochester City Newspaper
Presidential words
January 24, 2013
13WHAM-TV
History of Presidential Speechwriting at UR - Part 1
January 22, 2013
Chili Post
CURT SMITH: Army-Navy game still magical
December 14, 2012
Batavia Daily News
Caledonia native uses announcers to tell story of famed ballpark
October 27, 2012
55 Plus
The Presidents' Man
October 24, 2012
Newark Courier Gazette
CURT SMITH: Debates just one way to judge candidates
October 01, 2012
WHAM TV ABC 13 Rochester
Poll: Slaughter Has Sizable Lead Over Brooks
September 27, 2012
Newark Courier Gazette
CURT SMITH: Summer Olympics make impact in absence
September 11, 2012
The Washington Post
Democrats, Republicans try to tell the American story vividly _ and battle over who owns it
September 08, 2012
NPR
In Campaign, A Battle Over Owning America's Story
September 08, 2012
Los Angeles Times
The Buffalo News, N.Y., Mike Harrington column
August 19, 2012
Buffalo News
Red Sox have had little relief from chaos
August 19, 2012
Buffalo News
Baseball's extra innings
August 18, 2012
YNN Rochester
Politician and Analyst Respond to Romney's Announcement
August 11, 2012
Wayne Post
CURT SMITH: The Mayberry mystique
August 05, 2012
WTTW
U of C Prof: Obama's Library Should Stay Away
June 26, 2012
13WHAM-TV
Fenway Park Centennial Book
June 13, 2012
WEEI.com
Joe Castiglione with author Curt Smith
June 01, 2012
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Maggie vs. Louise to be battle of 2 popular, powerhouse politicians
March 19, 2012
WROC TV
Monroe County Chief Probation Officer Bob Burns
January 10, 2012
13WHAM.com
Curt Smith: "A Talk In the Park: Nine Decades of Baseball Tales"
August 22, 2011
Curt Smith's book 'A Talk in the Park' highlights baseball broadcasters nationwide
Fairport Post
August 12, 2011
Utica Observer-Dispatch
Tuesday Conversation: Curt Smith knows best, and worst, of politics, sports
March 30, 2011
WXXI
Perspectives with Curt Smith
February 12, 2011
WGN Radio
Historian, author and MLBlog.com columnist, Curt Smith
February 03, 2011
13WHAM-TV
Expert: Cuomo Must Act Quickly
January 03, 2011
News Releases
Lecture by Curt Smith on George W. Bush's Presidency and the 2008 Election
September 20, 2007
Public Invited to Explore Presidential Campaign and Media Interactions With Speakers and Films Series
September 14, 2007
Curt Smith Named Political Coordinator of Museum of Broadcast Communications
February 08, 2007
Biography
Curt Smith wrote more speeches than anyone for former President George H.W. Bush. He is the author of 12 books. He has hosted XM Satellite Radio, National Public Radio affiliate, Smithsonian Institution, and Baseball Hall of Fame series. He has been named New York State's best radio commentator and has written for ESPN TV and many newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated. He teaches public speaking to promote effective language and delivery. His course Presidential Rhetoric explores how U.S. presidents communicate by press conference, text address, and extemporaneous speech.