| year | speaker and introducer | speaker's title |
| 2012 | Katty Kay | Lead anchor of BBC World News America
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| 2011 | Ann Compton
| ABC News White House Correspondent
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| 2010 | Jonathan Alter
Introducer: Tom McNamara | Newsweek and NBC News |
| 2009 | Billy Packer
Introducer: Scott Coval | Emmy Award-winning Sports Broadcaster |
| 2008 | Lisa Myers
Introducer: Anne Lewis | NBC News Senior Investigative Correspondent |
| 2007 | Larry Kane
Introducer: Dr. Angela Corbo | Philadelphia News Anchor and Author |
| 2006 | Frank Deford
Introducer: Dr. Doug Turco | Legendary Sports Journalist and author |
| 2005 | William Kristol
Introducer: Dr. Scott Paul | Writer and Political Commentator |
| 2004 | Tucker Carlson
Introducer: Dr. Brennan Purcell | Journalist and Political Commentator |
| 2003 | Peggy Noonan
Introducer: Greg Skutches | Author & Former Presidential Speech writer |
| 2002 | Dr. Bob Arnot
Introducer: Dr. Edward Jones | Special Foreign Correspondent for NBC TV |
| 2001 | George Weigel
Introducer: Dr. Larry Chapp | Author of Witness to Hope: Bio of Pope John Paul II |
| 2000 | Helen Thomas
Introducer: Dr. Karen D. Walton | Chief White House correspondent for Press International |
| 1999 | Paul Gigot
Introducer: John H. Weiland Jr. '77 | Wall Street Journal columnist and political analyst for the News Hour with Jim Lehrer and Meet the Press |
| 1998 | Charlie Rose
Introducer: Dr. James McGoldrick | Emmy Award winning television journalist, host, & executive editor of Charlie Rose, the nationally syndicated PBS television show |
| 1997 | Tim Russert
Introducer: Patrick Mulcahy | Moderator. NBC Meet the Press. Washington Bureau Chief NBC News |
| 1996 | Rev. Richard John Neuhaus
Introducer: Rev. Thomas Dailey, OSFS | President, Institute on Religion & Public Life |
| 1995 | Mark Shields
Introducer: Rev. Daniel Gambet, OSFS | Nationally Syndicated Columnist/recognized author |
| 1994 | William H. Gray, III
Introducer: Dennis Campbell | Member, U.S. House of Representatives, President of United Negro College Fund |
| 1993 | Robert Novak
Introducer: Dr. Samuel Martineau | Nationally Syndicated Columnist |
| 1992 | Jack Whitaker | Highly acclaimed television sports commentator |
| 1991 | Judy Woodruff | Chief Washington Correspondent for MacNeil Leher news hour |
| 1990 | David Broder | National Political Correspondent |
| 1989 | William Proxmire | Retired Wisconsin Senator |
| 1988 | Andrea Mitchell | Cheif Congressional Correspondent |
| 1987 | Eric Sevaried | CBS Newsman |
| 1986 | Bryant Gumbel | NBC Anchorman for the Today Show |
| 1985 | Howard K. Smith | ABC & CBS Newsman |
| 1984 | Edwin Neumann | NBC Correspondent |