For the final lecture of the 2012/13 year, UFV president Dr. Mark Evered partnered with the Mission Chamber of Commerce to host Red Robinson at the Clarke Theatre on April 9.

Red is a living museum of popular music and culture. What started as a teenaged passion — spinning rock ‘n’ roll records on a local Vancouver station while he was in high school — turned into a six-decade career in the entertainment business. Red Robinson is still active in the BC entertainment industry, greeting stars of yesterday and today as they perform at his Red Robinson Show Theatre in Coquitlam and playing DJ Sunday afternoons on AM 650. And Red still finds time for philanthropic work with the CHILD Foundation, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and other charities. For his pioneering contribution to the Canadian music industry, this rock ‘n’ roll legend was the recipient of a UFV honorary degree in 2012.

At the lecutre, Red shared some of his stories and played music clips with UFV’s CIVL Station Manager Aaron Levy. 

For more information about the President's Leadership Lecture series, email betsy.terpsma@ufv.ca.