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Derrick Pitts
	Ambassador Since 2010
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131 Click Here To Email Derrick Pitts.
	Biographical Information:
	Derrick Pitts has been associated with the Franklin Institute Science Museum since 1978, designing and presenting many of the museum¿s public programs and exhibits. Pitts served as the original director of the Tuttleman IMAX Dome Theater , museum vice-president and many other valued positions. He has been Chief Astronomer and Director of the Fels Planetarium since 1990. As Fels Planetarium director, Pitts has written and produced more than two-dozen planetarium programs. He currently serves as the US National Spokesperson for the International Astronomical Union¿s International Year of Astronomy 2009. He has written numerous astronomy columns for newspapers and national magazines. He appears regularly on all the major television networks as a science content expert and for nearly two decades has hosted award-winning astronomy radio programs on Philadelphia¿s WHYY 91 FM. Pitts is also a regular guest commentator on Countdown with Keith Olberman, the highest rated program on MSNBC. He has been the resident ¿Science Guy¿ for WXPN¿s award-winning radio program ¿Kids¿ Corner¿ for 18 years and recently had stunning appearances on the Comedy Channel¿s ¿Colbert Report¿and the CBS program¿The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Pitts is a scientific consultant to many organizations. Among his many awards are the Mayor¿s Liberty Bell, the St. Lawrence University Distinguished Alumni Award, the G. W. Carver Medal, the Please Touch Museum¿s ¿Great Friend To Kids¿ Award; induction into the Germantown Historical Society Hall of Fame, selection as one of the ¿50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science¿ by Science Spectrum Magazine in 2004 and the 2005 ¿Men Making a Difference in the Community¿ Award for Excellence in Science and Technology from the Legacy of Love Foundation. Pitts currently serves as the University Honors committee chair on the Board of Trustees for his alma mater St. Lawrence University, is a member of the Board of Trustees at Widener University and is currently president of Tuskegee Airmen Inc., Greater Philadelphia Chapter.
	Past events hosted by this Ambassador:
	Astronomy for Couch Potatoes: Astron. Exploration by Computer Franklin Institute Sci Mus Guerrilla Astronomy - International Observe the Moon Night 2nd & Chestnut Sts.- St. corner Hubble's Diverse Universe Franklin Institute Sci Mus Our Boiling Sun Franklin Institute Sci Mus Our Boiling Sun Osher Lifelong Learning Inst.
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