Disney CEO Bob Iger gets honorary degree from Ithaca College

ITHACA, New York -- Ever since we archetypal met a rodent named Mickey oregon the infinitesimal we stepped into a postulation far, acold distant -- oregon erstwhile we discovered a full caller world...one wherever superheroes sometimes locomotion among us. These moments each stock 1 happening successful communal -- Disney.

The antheral guiding Disney's communicative for the amended portion of the past 2 decades is CEO Bob Iger.

Iger is returning to wherever his ain communicative took flight, receiving an honorary doctorate from his Alma Mater, Ithaca College.

"It's nice, it's a reunion of sorts for maine to beryllium capable to travel backmost to a schoolhouse I graduated from 52 years ago," Iger said.

Going backmost to 1969-1973, what would Iger's friends oregon professors accidental helium was like?

"It's funny, they each accidental 'oh we knew you were going to bash that -- we knew you'd beryllium the CEO of Disney. But I didn't," Iger said.

Iger says that portion helium had a large enactment ethic and cared a batch astir what helium did, helium inactive didn't cognize then.

"I decidedly dreamed -- I wanted to beryllium a quality anchor. David Muir is my idol. He went to Ithaca college," Iger added.

In a crippled twist Iger didn't spot coming, ABC's ain David Muir stepped successful with an awesome surprise.

Joelle Garguilo: You person truthful galore highs... and truthful galore large moments, but if you were to backmost to that kid, your archetypal fewer years present , making pizzas connected the play - what would helium deliberation astir the information that you are present present receiving your doctorate degree?

Bob Iger: You cognize I've tried to deliberation astir that a small bit. The full happening is an odyssey for me, My parents gave maine a large gift, which is bully enactment ethic, person had large mentors, galore many strokes of bully luck. There's nary mode I could person predicted this, due to the fact that erstwhile I deliberation back, I'm not wholly definite however it each happened... but I'm grateful, I've had a large life, large career.

Joelle Garguilo: What portion of proposal could you connection to the people of 2025?

Bob Iger: Have dreams and ambitions - if they don't, make caller ones arsenic I did. Don't springiness up.

It was large proposal and a full-circle infinitesimal for the Ithaca grad.