NCFL is excited to announce that Byron Pitts, the Emmy-winning CBS national correspondent and "60 MINUTES" contributor, will join its Board of Advisors. You'll remember Byron from our 2008 Conference, where he shared his story about overcoming illiteracy and a stuttering problem with the support of his mother, a college roommate and educators.

This morning, Louisville's The Courier-Journal ran a great story about Byron Pitts and Anna Quindlen, two speakers at NCFL's 2008 Conference.

[flickr]photo:2350898418[/flickr]As I think about our conference this year, there are so many exciting things. I can’t help but marvel at how different the conference is from the first one we had at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1991. For that conference, my main concern was having enough space for attendees and managing to keep most things on schedule. Today, our family literacy conference is an endeavor supported by 50+ people and each year builds upon the momentum of the last.