Mara Liasson
Keynote Speaker
Senior National Political Correspondent, NPR
One of the most high-profile political journalists today, Mara Liasson provides expert analysis of the current state of affairs in Washington.
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Mara Liasson is the senior national political correspondent for NPR . For 25 years she was a contributor to FOX News Channel (FNC). She joined FOX in 1997 and served as a panelist on Special Report with Brett Baier and FOX News Sunday, FOX Broadcasting Company’s public affairs program that airs nationwide each Sunday morning.
Liasson joined NPR in 1985 as a general assignment reporter and newscaster. She covered Congress and served as the White House correspondent during all eight years of the Clinton administration. Now, as the senior national political correspondent her reports can be heard on the award-winning newsmagazines, All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
During her tenure, she has covered all the presidential elections since 1992 and reports on Senate and House races every election year. She is an expert on elections, national policy and on relations between the White House and Congress.
Liasson received a Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism from September 1988-June 1989 at Columbia University in New York. Shortly thereafter, she returned to NPR as its congressional correspondent.
Liasson has received numerous awards and honors for her reporting, including the White House Correspondents’ Association’s ” Merriman Smith Award” in 1994, 1995 and 1997 for excellence in daily news reporting.
Her first reporting job was at The Vineyard Gazette, on Martha’s Vineyard , Mass.
Mara Liasson’s Speech Topics
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Politics and Elections
When it comes to politics and elections, Mara Liasson is of the most trusted voices in political journalism. In her positions as Political Contributor for Fox News, National Political Correspondent for NPR and the host of several award-winning news magazines, Liasson wields the experience needed to provide audiences with a solid understanding of the issues. Serving as White House correspondent during the Clinton Administration and covering every presidential election from 1992 through the current one for NPR, Liasson delivers a candid perspective on how the media will impact the politics and policy issues facing the country today. She also shares her insights on how the coronavirus pandemic will reshape politics.
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A Hundred Years of Women Voting- Reflections on the Centennial of the 19th Amendment
Mara Liasson shares reflections on the Centennial of the 19th Amendment, and a hundred years of women voting.
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