Independence Community College welcomes a former student as the 2024 commencement speaker.
Sam Ford is an award-winning television journalist whose work has received many accolades including the AP, New York, and Edward R. Murrow awards, along with numerous regional Emmys. Ford has also been recognized by the Washington Association of Black Journalists and the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences. He recently retired as the D.C. Bureau Chief for WJLA in Washington D.C.
Ford will be the keynote speaker at ICC's graduation ceremony on May 11th at Memorial Hall in Independence.