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Huffington to Speak in San Rafael Tonight

Arianna Huffington will speak as part of a lecture series at Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium.

Columnist, author, radio co-host and new president/editor-in-chief of “The Huffington Post Media Group” Arianna Huffington will be speaking on new media tonight at the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium.

Huffington will appear as part of a lecture series addressing topics like media and technology. AOL announced its acquisition of “The Huffington Post” on Feb. 7.  Huffington will be acting as the president and editor-in-chief of all AOL properties, including Engadget, TechCrunch and Patch.


Other speakers in the series include “New York Times” columnist David Brooks, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Jr., television icon Bob Newhart, oceanographer Robert Ballard and others.


Her talk begins at 8 p.m. Check back tomorrow for coverage.

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