My number one goal was not getting 'A's' - and I proved it. I was a 'C' student. You have to be ready to learn. If you're not interesting in learning, it doesn't work. As I grew older and wanted to learn and desperately wanted inside information, learning was a lot easier.

Lamb has received numerous honorary doctorates including one from his alma mater Purdue University. Over the course of his career Lamb has received numerous honors and awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Humanities Medal. Evans.

Over the course of his career Lamb has received numerous honors and awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Humanities Medal. Prior to launching C-SPAN in 1979 Lamb held various communications roles including White House telecommunications policy staffer and Washington bureau chief for Cablevision magazine. Senate as well as other public affairs events.