Mara Liasson

The Norfolk Forum

Political Analyst, FOX News; National Political Correspondent, NPR

As a pillar of modern American journalism, Liasson will provide us with her take on today’s political environment just ahead of the mid-term Congressional elections as well as the role media plays in all of our lives. She is well known as a political contributor for FOX News appearing as a regular panelist on #1 rated cable news program Special Report with Brett Baier and FOX News Sunday. A recognizable voice on NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition, Liasson began her tenure in 1985 and later earned the exclusive assignment of White House Correspondent during the eight-year Clinton Administration. Highly respected among her peers, Liasson’s coverage garnered her three coveted White House Correspondents’ Association Merriman Smith Awards – 1994, 1995, and 1997 – for excellence in daily news reporting.