This event will now take place and the First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) located at 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97205. This venue is a two-minute walk from the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, located on the corner of SW Park and Madison. For more information please contact [email protected]. 

Literary Arts is proud to present pioneer news anchor and reporter Connie Chung in conversation about her forthcoming memoir CONNIE..

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.