It’s midterm season, and the inevitable happens. The questions become a blur, and the answer choices begin to look the same:
A. I don’t know the answer.
B. This is definitely the answer.
C. No wait this is the answer. Or maybe it was ‘B’…I should probably ask the teacher if he meant to have the choice, E: “All of the above.”
D. None of the above. (Uhh, maybe I studied the wrong chapters.)
Wouldn’t it be great if there were a teacher who allowed the possibility to “phone a friend”? It would take a truly noble man to grant this permission…someone almost as noble as Regis Philbin, this week’s Tate Series lecturer. While Philbin had the audacity to give contestant hopefuls a chance with the “phone a friend” option on the show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, his accomplishments transcend money-giving.
Among Philbin’s laundry list of achievements include three Daytime Emmys: Outstanding Game Show host in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Outstanding Talk Show host in Live with Regis and Kelly, and a Lifetime Achievement award. He was also named TV Guide’s Personality of the Year, inducted to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, and given a “key to New York City” by Mayor Bloomberg. It’s no surprise that Philbin has earned so many awards considering he has been on TV camera longer than anyone else in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. At about 17,000 hours, it’s safe to say that the camera doesn’t just love Philbin; it’s addicted to him.
Philbin, who’s 81 by the way, has also written numerous books about his life, but you can hear him tell his story live on Tuesday, October 9th as part of the Tate Lecture series. It’s too late to get tickets, but there will be an informal question and answer session open to all students. (Come and ask him about his time served in the US Navy! That’s right… Regis Philbin was in the US Navy.)
Come one, come all: Tuesday, October 9 4:45 PM @ Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom
If you have not been participated in the series, I highly encourage it. They are so interesting, and we are truly lucky to have this opportunity at SMU! For more information on the Tate Lecture Series, visit their website.