We are giving away a pair of tickets to Connie Chung in Conversation @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on September 25 (each ticket includes a copy of Chung’s memoir). To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed September 9.
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From our sponsors:
September 25, 2024
7:30PM | $25-90 | All Ages
More info: portland5.com
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
Literary Arts is proud to present pioneer news anchor and reporter Connie Chung in conversation about her forthcoming memoir CONNIE: A MEMOIR (interviewer TBA).
Connie Chung was the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News, the flagship news broadcast on CBS, and was only the second woman to anchor any network evening broadcast in television history. In a sharp, witty, and definitive memoir like no other, Chung delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry.
Tickets at the top two price levels include a copy of CONNIE. The top price level also includes an invitation to a post-event reception with the author. The books will be distributed at the event.
About the Book:
Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent. Profoundly influenced by her family’s cultural traditions, yet growing up completely Americanized in the United States, Chung describes her career as an Asian woman in a white male-centered world. Overt sexism was a way of life, but Chung was tenacious in her pursuit of stories – battling rival reporters to secure scoops that ranged from interviewing Magic Johnson to covering the Watergate scandal – and quickly became a household name. She made history when she achieved her dream of being the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the U.S.
Chung pulls no punches as she provides a behind-the-scenes tour of her singular life. From showdowns with powerful men in and out of the newsroom to the stories behind some of her career-defining reporting and the unwavering support of her husband, Maury Povich, nothing is off-limits – good, bad, or ugly. So be sure to tune in for an irreverent and inspiring exclusive: this is CONNIE like you’ve never seen her before.