Q&A with Washington Post Chief Correspondent Dan Balz on the Georgia Senate Runoff

University of Illinois Media alum Dan Balz (BS ’68, MS ’72, journalism), chief correspondent at The Washington Post, will discuss the U.S. Senate Georgia runoff election between Democratic incumbent Senator Raphael G. Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, with Colleen King, director of the Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media and clinical assistant professor of journalism.

Join us on the eve of this pivotal election race and submit your questions—register here.

Balz covers national politics, the presidency, and Congress for the Washington Post and is a regular panelist on PBS’s Washington Week, as well as a frequent guest on the Sunday morning talk shows and other public affairs programs. He was the inaugural recipient of the College of Media Distinguished Alumni Award in 2021. 

This event is presented by the Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media.