Professional Speakers

Cokie Roberts, respected news correspondent, compelling and engaging author, and dynamic keynote speaker will be speaking for a Financial Service Firm’s Luncheon in Houston, Texas. Ms. Roberts will give a 60 minute keynote presentation, followed by a Q&A and then a book signing. Everyone involved is very excited about Cokie Robert’s upcoming speech.

“Cokie Roberts has covered Congress, politics and public policy for nearly 20 years at ABC News. In addition to her responsibilities at ABC, Ms. Roberts serves as Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio, where she was the Congressional Correspondent for more than ten years. She is the recipient of numerous broadcasting awards, including three Emmys. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as “One of the 50 Greatest Women in the History of Broadcasting.” Ms. Roberts, along with her husband, Steven V. Roberts, writes a weekly column syndicated in newspapers around the country by United Media.”

“In a follow up to her most recent bestselling book Founding Mothers, Cokie Roberts examines the lives and times of the incredible women who have helped shape America, in her new book Ladies of Liberty (On Sale April 8, 2008, Morrow). Drawing on personal correspondence, private journals and other primary sources, and peppered with entertaining gossip from the early days of the capital, this second installment captures the great shift that occurred in American history as the country continued its expansion. Throughout, Ms. Roberts captures the heart and soul of the American spirit and offers new insights on the women who have helped make our nation great. Other bestsellers include, From this Day Forward (2001), a book she co-authored with her husband Steve Roberts, about their more than 40-year marriage and other marriages in American history and We Are Our Mothers’ Daughters (1998)”

For more information on Cokie Roberts contact Brooks International at 303-825-8700.