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Sunday Forum airs the second and fourth Sunday of every month on WVBR 93.5 FM at 6:00 PM. The purpose of the Sunday Forum is to create a medium for discussion about important issues in the Ithaca and Cornell communities as well as worldwide. The Sunday Forum is hosted by Cornell Vice President for University Communication, Tommy Bruce, and WVBR's David Murdter

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Tommy Bruce
Thomas W. Bruce serves as Vice President for University Communications at Cornell University. His primary responsibilities on behalf of the university include leading the development of its communications and marketing strategy and practices, serving as the university's spokesperson to all media and the public, directing all aspects of its communication activities including the design and maintenance of the website, news service, publication services and photography, as well as overseeing the information and visitor services.

Bruce's 25 years in the nation's capital encompass policy-making on Capitol Hill, foreign policy, diplomacy and international consulting, as well as a stint as the anchor of a national public affairs cable television show. He brings to Cornell a wide array of experience in creating and managing large-scale advocacy campaigns in the areas of international and domestic business, politics and public policy.

Bruce is serving on the boards of the Finger Lakes Wine Center, the Cayuga Medical Center, and the Paul Klebnikov Foundation (NYC).

Born in Midland, Texas, Thomas grew up in Paris. He was educated at the University of Paris and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he earned his bachelor's degree from the School of Foreign Service in 1979. His fields of study were international relations, Arabic, and Middle East studies. Thomas is married to film producer and former National Geographic Television executive Constance L. Bruce, who works at Cornell's Lab of Ornithology and is co-founder of the Ithaca Motion Picture Project, and is the father of Louise '09 and Charlotte Bruce '11.

David Murdter

David Murdter is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, where he is double-majoring in Economics and Government. David has been a part of The Sunday Forum since October 2009, when he first joined as a part of the production team. Since September 2010 (with the exception of a brief hiatus in the spring semester of 2011) David has co-hosted the show alongside Tommy. David also serves as a member of the Cornell Radio Guild.

In addition to co-hosting The Sunday Forum, David writes a bi-weekly opinion column for the Cornell Daily Sun and serves on the advisory board for the Cornell Women's Resource Center. He enjoys playing music, hiking, attempting to cook, and working towards his pilots license.