Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Fox News Channel, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, at Allentown Symphony Hall, Sixth Street in Allentown. The event is part of Penn State Lehigh Valley's first community arts and culture series. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $5 for students. College ID must be presented for student price admission. Liasson replaces previously scheduled speaker NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrels. Due to current world events, Garrels is returning to Baghdad earlier than anticipated to acquire secure accommodations while she continues to report on the conflict in Iraq and had to cancel her commitment for this event.
Liasson reports regularly on NPR's news magazines "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition." She provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, D.C., and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway. Liasson serves as a regular contributor to Fox News Channel's "Special Report with Brit Hume," as well as a panelist on "Fox News Sunday." For ticket information, call Eric Willcox at (610) 285-5039 or e-mail elw10@psu.edu.