decade of excellence and played 2000’s last concert in October. McConnell played on the debut album by Tenacious D in 2000 and was a founding member of rock group Vida Blue, which did three CDs and a DVD. Phish resumed playing late in 2002, then held its first summer festival in four years at the end of the 2003 summer tour. In April of 2004, the band broke up again, then released the album Undermind in late spring. McConnell debuted his own solo project at a festival in September of 2006 and released his self-titled debut album in April, 2007. He wrote and sang all nine tracks while playing 10 different instruments. Phish reunited for three shows in March, 2009, and went back into the studio. They released 14th studio album, Joy, in September, 2009 and also began appearing in video games.
MICHAEL NOURI (AΨ-Rollins ’65) has continued in leading film and television acting roles from 2000 to the present. During the decade, his film roles included Finding Forrester (2000), Lovely & Amazing (2001), *61 (2001), The Terminal (2004), Invincible (2006) and The Proposal (2009). His TV work included The O.C. (19 episodes, 2003-07), The Young & the Restless (2004-05), Brothers & Sisters (2007), Damages (17 episodes, 2007-09), NCIS (2008) and All My Children (2010).
CHARLIE ROSE (AΦ-Duke ’61) has hosted a night-time one hour television show for over two decades. His interview show, titled Charlie Rose, began in 1991 and the show has been distributed nationally by PBS since 1993. He was also a correspondent for 60 Minutes II from January of 1999 until the show’s cancellation in September of 2005. Rose
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also was a frequent correspondent on 60 Minutes during the decade.
NED VAUGHN (Φ-BirminghamSouthern ’83) has had a variety of recurring and regular acting roles in television during this decade. His resume includes Commander-in-Chief (7 episodes, 2005), Cane (8 episodes, 2007), 24, Cold Case, The Unit, The Riches, NCIS, Brothers & Sisters, Boston Legal, Mad Men and Desperate Housewives.
MARK WALBERG (ΔT-Francis Marion ’81) is best known as host of the Antiques Roadshow on PBS the last six years. The show received Emmy Award nominations in 2006-07 for Outstanding Reality Show. Additional shows hosted by Walberg include The Moment of Truth (on Fox), Russian Roulette, Make Me a Millionaire, Joe Millionaire, Friend or Foe, House Rules and On the Cover.