Media Advisory: Newark Mayor Cory Booker to Speak at UB March 30

Cory Booker, 36th mayor of Newark, will present the keynote address for the University at Buffalo's 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Event, part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series, to be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.

The second-term mayor of New Jersey's largest city, Booker has earned recognition in such publications as TIME and Esquire, and has appeared on television programs including MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher.

During the program, audio and/or video photography, as well as still photography, will be limited to the first five minutes of Booker's lecture.

Working media may reserve tickets for the program by contacting Christine Vidal in the UB Office of Communications at 645-4607 or vidal@buffalo.edu no later than noon on Wednesday, March 30. Reserved tickets may be picked up at the will-call window in the Center for the Arts prior to the program. Media may need to show press credentials in order to be admitted to the program.