Cokie Roberts
September 29, 2010
11:00 a.m. Capitol Theatre
- Political Analyst for ABC News
- NPR Senior News Analyst
- Former Co-Anchor, This Week with Sam Donaldson & Cokie Roberts
Long-time ABC Congressional Correspondent and leading political pundit, Cokie Roberts is one of the most esteemed and brilliant broadcast journalists of our time.
Respected News Correspondent
Cokie Roberts has covered Congress, politics and public policy for nearly 20 years at ABC News. In addition to her responsibilities at ABC, Ms. Roberts serves as Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio, where she was the Congressional Correspondent for more than ten years. She is the recipient of numerous broadcasting awards, including three Emmys. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as "One of the 50 Greatest Women in the History of Broadcasting." Ms. Roberts, along with her husband, Steven V. Roberts, writes a weekly column syndicated in newspapers around the country by United Media.
Compelling and Engaging Author
In a follow up to her most recent bestselling book Founding Mothers, Cokie Roberts examines the lives and times of the incredible women who have helped shape America, in her new book Ladies of Liberty . Drawing on personal correspondence, private journals and other primary sources, and peppered with entertaining gossip from the early days of the capital, this second installment captures the great shift that occurred in American history as the country continued its expansion. Throughout, Ms. Roberts captures the heart and soul of the American spirit and offers new insights on the women who have helped make our nation great. Other bestsellers include, From this Day Forward (2001), a book she co-authored with her husband Steve Roberts, about their more than 40-year marriage and other marriages in American history and We Are Our Mothers' Daughters (1998).