About this Event
Caitríona Perry is a multi-award winning Irish journalist and author. She is currently Chief Anchor with BBC News, the global news channel, and is based in Washington, D.C. Caitriona anchors nightly news programs on BBC News, including The Context USA and World News America, which also airs on PBS stations nationwide. She also fronts special programming such as the BBC's election night and inauguration rolling coverage. She also hosts the BBC podcast The President's Path and is a regular contributor to Newscast. Prior to joining the BBC in 2023, Perry spent 16 years at RTÉ, Ireland's Public Service Broadcaster. In Dublin, she anchored the main evening news programme Six One and special event coverage. She also worked previously as the network's Washington Correspondent from 2013 to 2018. She wrote a best-selling, critically acclaimed book on the 2016 election called In America: Tales from Trump Country and followed that with her second book The Tribe: The Inside Story of Irish Power and Influence in US Politics. Perry also previously worked for Newstalk and Today FM in Ireland. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism and a master’s degree in international relations, both from Dublin City University. Born and raised in Dublin, she now lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two young children.
Cosponsored by Boston College Irish Studies.
All Lowell Humanities Series lectures are free and open to the public. Registration via Eventbrite is required for in-person attendance.
The Lowell Humanities Series is sponsored by the Lowell Institute, Boston College's Institute for the Liberal Arts, and the Provost's Office.
Event venue & nearby stays
Gasson Hall 100, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, United States
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