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Event Program
MON, SEP 30
DISCUSSION
Connie Chung and Andy Cohen
A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUDIENCE
This event is being recorded in audio for Radio Andy.
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If you purchased a copy of Connie with your ticket, you will receive your book as you enter the theater.
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There will not be a book signing at this event.
Produced in collaboration with Strand Bookstore.
Connie Chung, pioneer news anchor and reporter, was the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News, the flagship news broadcast on CBS. She was only the second woman to anchor any network evening broadcast in television history. Her memoir, Connie, was published on September 17.
Connie Chung, pioneer news anchor and reporter, was the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News, the flagship news broadcast on CBS. She was only the second woman to anchor any network evening broadcast in television history. Her memoir, Connie, was published on September 17.
Andy Cohen is an Emmy Award–winning host, producer, and author best known as the host and executive producer of Emmy-nominated Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Bravo’s late night, interactive talk show. The series is the only live show in late night television and consistently makes headlines with bold interviews viewers don’t see anywhere else. Cohen serves as executive producer on over 11 properties across NBCUniversal. He also has two personally curated channels on SiriusXM, Radio Andy and Andy Cohen's Kiki Lounge, and his own book imprint, Andy Cohen Books. He has been a New York Times best-selling author five times and hosts CNN’s New Year’s Eve special with Anderson Cooper. In his ten years as an executive at Bravo he was responsible for an aggressive slate of unscripted series and specials including hits. Cohen received an Emmy award when season six of Top Chef won at the 2010 primetime Emmy Awards; the show has been nominated for 18 additional Emmy Awards. In 2019, Cohen was awarded the Vito Russo Award by GLAAD. In June 2020, Andy was recognized in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety’s Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood lists. Additionally, Cohen received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2022. Born in St. Louis, Cohen resides in New York City with his son, Benjamin Cohen and daughter, Lucy Cohen.
Andy Cohen is an Emmy Award–winning host, producer, and author best known as the host and executive producer of Emmy-nominated Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Bravo’s late night, interactive talk show. The series is the only live show in late night television and consistently makes headlines with bold interviews viewers don’t see anywhere else. Cohen serves as executive producer on over 11 properties across NBCUniversal. He also has two personally curated channels on SiriusXM, Radio Andy and Andy Cohen's Kiki Lounge, and his own book imprint, Andy Cohen Books. He has been a New York Times best-selling author five times and hosts CNN’s New Year’s Eve special with Anderson Cooper. In his ten years as an executive at Bravo he was responsible for an aggressive slate of unscripted series and specials including hits. Cohen received an Emmy award when season six of Top Chef won at the 2010 primetime Emmy Awards; the show has been nominated for 18 additional Emmy Awards. In 2019, Cohen was awarded the Vito Russo Award by GLAAD. In June 2020, Andy was recognized in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety’s Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood lists. Additionally, Cohen received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2022. Born in St. Louis, Cohen resides in New York City with his son, Benjamin Cohen and daughter, Lucy Cohen.
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of Susan Bay Nimoy, Seedlings Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Charina Endowment Fund, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, PECO Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Michael Tuch Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold and the Arnhold Foundation, The Grodzins Fund, and The Isambard Kingdom Brunel Society of North America.
This program is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Symphony Space thanks our generous supporters, including our Board of Directors, Producers Circle, and members, who make our programs possible with their annual support.
Kathy Landau Executive Director
Peg Wreen Managing Director
Isaiah Sheffer*
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1990)
Artistic Director (1990-2010)
Founding Artistic Director (2010-2012)
Allan Miller
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1990)
Jennifer Brennan Director of Literary Programs
Drew Richardson Lead Producer of Literary Programs
Vivienne Woodward Producer of Literary Programs
Mary Shimkin Director of Broadcast & Literary Initiatives
Matthew Love Consultant for Literary Programs
Magdalene Wrobleski Literary Assistant
Leigh Reid Literary Intern
Mia Testa Literary Intern
*in memoriam