ESPN sportscaster and “Pardon the Interruption” co-host Michael Wilbon (Medill ‘80) will speak to students at the Owen L. Coon Auditorium on May 1, A&O Productions said Thursday.

Free passes for the 7:30 p.m. show will be available at the Norris Box Office on Monday morning, said Barry McCardel, co-director of promotions and public relations at A&O. Students can pick up two passes per WildCARD. If all of the passes are taken, but seats remain available 10 minutes before the show, A&O will start letting in students who do not have passes.

“Mike is a big Northwestern guy and he really enjoys coming back and going to football games and things like that,” said Adam Pumm, A&O’s speakers and special events director. Wilbon will likely speak about “his time at Northwestern and how that’s helped him in his career to get to where he is,” Pumm said.

A&O has been working with Center for Student Involvement and the Provost’s Office this year with the hopes of bringing alumni speakers to campus, Pumm said. McCardel said A&O combined some of its leftover funds with money from the Alumni Office to fund the event.