Berry is best known as host of her nationally syndicated talk show, "The Bertice Berry Show," and, most recently, as the of host of “USA Live,” a four hour live interview and entertainment show on the USA Cable Network.

A best-selling author, Berry graduated magna cum laude from Jacksonville University, and received her Ph.D. from Kent State, where she taught sociology and statistics. Her ability to incorporate humor into her lectures earned her the Campus Comedienne of the Year, the Campus Lecturer of the Year and the Campus Entertainer of the Year awards from 1991 to 1994. No stranger to the comedy club circuit, she is also a four-time winner of the coveted National Comedian of the Year Award.

The Penn State Forum is a lunchtime speaker series offered by the Faculty Staff Club and is sponsored in part by the Penn State Bookstore. It is open to the public. Tickets are $11 for non-members and $9 for members, and include lunch. Reservations can be made by mail or by stopping by the Faculty Staff Club office at 103 HUB-Robeson Center. Tickets will be on sale at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by the speech and a question-and-answer session at noon. For more information call (814) 865-7590.

The next Penn State Forum speaker is Barry K. Robinson, senior counsel for corporate affairs for the Recording Industry of America, Inc., who will speak on "Music in the Key of E-Commerce: Has the Recording Industry Found Harmony on the Internet" on Wednesday, May 9, at the Penn Stater.

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Contact:  Amy Neil, Department of Public Information, at (814) 865-7517 or e-mail aen4@psu.edu.