This Elon Student Television show is titled Elon in the News, and it is a LIVE local Channel 5 (WGHPiedmont News Channel) newscast on October 1995. This LIVE channel 5 newscast was designated to the former Prime Minster, Margaret Hilda Thatcher (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party). She was the keynote convocation speaker at Elon College on April 28, 1995. The former Prime Minister Thatcher was presented the degree of Doctor of Laws by President J. Fred Young of Elon College. Also, former Prime Minister Thatcher dedicated the Moseley Center. In the news piece, the question was posed to Gerry Francis, “how did Elon College obtain Margaret Thatcher as Elon’s convocation speaker?”. Gerry Francis responded, “it is not what you know, it is who you know. We have an alum that is associated with Margaret Thatcher’s staff and he was able to work his magic and bring Lady Thatcher to campus.” In addition, the newscast news included: women in sports; first year students going off to Elon College; and Habitat for Humanity. Some names include: Angie Swaim, Jim Axelrod, Mary Jo Festle, Sierra Moon, Stephanie Sutton, Bob Buckley, Jimmy Tompkins, Jamie Tompkins, and Dorothy Graves.