About this Event
Join us Thursday, September 19, at 7 pm for an evening with renowned journalist Connie Chung as she discusses her latest work, Connie: A Memoir. Following her talk, Connie will answer questions and sign books.
Tickets are required. Each ticket admits one (1) person and includes one (1) copy of Connie: A Memoir.
Accessibility requests should be emailed to [email protected] at least two weeks prior to the event.
About the author: A trailblazing journalist for NBC, CBS, ABC, Connie Chung shattered glass ceilings, paving the way for many women and Asians alike. In 1969, at the age of 23, the once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of DC and soon thereafter began working at CBS News as a correspondent.
Chung was tenacious in her pursuit of stories – battling rival reporters to get scoops that ranged from interviewing Magic Johnson to covering the Watergate scandal – and quickly became a household name. She made history when she became the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the country. An entire generation of Asian women were named after her.
About the book: In Connie: A Memoir, Chung pulls no punches as she shares a behind-the-scenes tour of her life and career, from showdowns with powerful men in and out of the newsroom where overt sexism was a way of life to the stories behind some of her career-defining reporting.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Downtown Community Room at ERUCC, 15 West Church Street, Frederick, United States
USD 38.00