Long Island LitFest Presents
NBC/MSNBC Journalist Katy
Tur
Wednesday, November 7 at 7:30 pm
$30 Members / $35 Public, Includes the book, “Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History,” author talk, audience Q&A, book signing reception
On the day after mid-terms elections --- meet Katy Tur, NBC News
correspondent and anchor of “MSNBC Live.” A dogged journalist, Tur emerged as a
breakout broadcaster in 2016 while covering the entirety of the Trump campaign
across all platforms for NBC News and MSNBC. In her 18 months covering the 2016
presidential election, Tur conducted multiple in-depth interviews with then-candidate
Donald Trump from his campaign headquarters. While on the road, she set foot in
over 40 states and logged nearly 4,000 live television appearances. Tur
released “Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American
History” in September 2017, which debuted on the New York Times best seller
list.
Tur will be in conversation with Mark Lukasiewicz , the new Dean of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University. He is a 38-year veteran of journalism and television news, serving as a reporter, producer and executive in major news organizations in Canada and the United States. Most recently, Lukasiewicz was Senior Vice President of Specials for NBC News, where he executive produced 10 Presidential debates, four Presidential election nights, and numerous other special events. His awards include 10 national News and Documentary Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards and the Grand Prize of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Journalism Awards.
Tur is a native of Los Angeles and graduate of the
University of California Santa Barbara.
Don’t miss this important and informative event!
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