Contact: Darren Johnson, Director of Communications
(631) 421-2244, ext. 383, djohnson@tourolaw.edu

October 25, 2005

Touro Names “Good Morning Vietnam!”Announcer

Distinguished Practitioner

Huntington, NY – Touro Law Center inaugurates its Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence program with Adrian Cronauer, whose experiences as an Armed Forces Radio Disc Jockey inspired the Robin Williams character in the 1987 film classic “Good Morning Vietnam.” Cronauer, now Special Assistant to the Director of the Pentagon’s POW/MIA Office, had a first career in broadcasting, attended law school in his late 40s, and went on to become a distinguished communications lawyer and a forceful advocate for veterans’ issues.

Cronauer will speak on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 631-421-2244 ext. 355. The new program brings to the school practicing lawyers who have followed unusual career paths, or who have used their law degrees in novel or distinctive ways. Cronauer will spend two days at Touro, Wednesday-Thursday, November 2-3, participating in classes and meeting with students, student groups and community organizations.

Adrian Cronauer received a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a masters in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research in New York City. He clerked at the Federal Communications Commission for Commissioner Patricia Diaz Dennis, and was honored with the FCC’s Special Service Award. Previously a senior partner with the Washington, DC, firm of Burch & Cronauer, he is now Special Assistant to the Director of the Pentagon’s POW/MIA Office. He has also served on the national board of the Armed Forces Broadcasters Association and the board of the National Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans Coalition.

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