FSU PANAMA CITY TO HOST FORMER ABC NEWS PRESIDENT FOR LUNCH & LEARN

Florida State University Panama City will host the former president of ABC News, Kim Godwin, for a free Entrepreneurship Lunch & Learn event. The presentation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Holley Academic Center’s St. Joe Community Foundation Lecture Hall, 4750 Collegiate Drive.

Godwin, the first woman and first person of color to hold the president’s position in ABC News’ 80-year history, will be interviewed by Brian Baber, an instructor in the Commercial Entrepreneurship program at FSU Panama City. There is no cost for admission, and a light lunch will be provided. The public is invited.

Having started her career running local newsrooms in markets across the U.S., Godwin championed excellence and educating everyone about the vital role of journalism in a democracy. Before joining Disney in 2021, Godwin served as executive vice president of News at CBS. She retired from ABC and broadcast journalism in May 2024.

Godwin is a graduate of Florida A&M University, where she earned her bachelor of science in broadcast journalism. She is the chair of the board of visitors at her alma mater’s journalism school. Godwin has honorary doctorate degrees from Florida A&M University and Morgan State University. She is married to the assistant superintendent of Clayton County Schools and has a blended family of four children.

Baber is the Entrepreneur in Residence at FSU PC’s Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, specializing in real estate and construction. For more information, visit pc.FSU.edu/entrepreneurship.

Baber hosts multiple Lunch & Learn events each semester. The discussion will also be available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify as part of Baber’s “FSU Panama City Entrepreneurship Lunch and Learn Podcast.”