Colbert to speak at Northwestern ceremony

EVANSTON, Ill., June 9 (UPI) -- Political satirist Stephen Colbert will give the keynote speech at Northwestern University's commencement ceremony in Illinois June 17, officials said.

Colbert, a 1986 graduate of Northwestern's School of Communication and host of TV's "Colbert Report," also is to be presented with an honorary degree at the university's 153rd annual commencement ceremony, Northwestern said Thursday.