Speaker Series
St. John’s Speaker Series is a popular adult education offering held between services at 10:00 AM on select Sundays from September to May. Nationally noted individuals, from scholars and poets to world leaders and faith leaders, present on pressing issues of the day and impactful historical events to expand our knowledge as individuals and as a community.
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September 29, 2024
Ann Compton
My Career at ABC News, and Thoughts on Media and Politics Today
September 29, 2024
10:00am
Longtime ABC News White House Correspondent and St. John’s parishioner Ann Compton will talk about her long and storied career in journalism and her thoughts on the current state of media and politics.
Compton joined ABC News in 1973 and was the first woman assigned to cover the White House by a television network. From her front seat at the White House for ABC News, Compton covered seven presidents as well as innumerable life-changing and globe-altering events—from the end of the Cold War to the political dramas that made the daily headlines. With her personal access for over four decades, Compton provides the historical perspective of today’s global events while offering a look forward to the impact of the daily headlines and her first-hand knowledge of the people and issues that are shaping the future of this country.