Soledad O'Brien at the Lesher

Soledad O'Brien is the third and final speaker in the Newsmaker Lesher Speaker Series.

O'Brien was a local reporter and bureau chief for KRON in San Francisco for three years. She anchored an MSNBC technology program and contributed extensively to the NBC Nightly News and the Today Show before moving on to CNN. O'Brien is the recipient of awards and special recognition for her significant coverage on CNN of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Martin Luther King and Black America, and the tsunami in Phuket, Thailand.  The Women's Initiative is the non-profit selected to partner with O'Brien on November 15th.

Although the subscription series is sold-out, there are often individual tickets available for each lecture on the night of the event. Visit or call the Lesher Center box office before the start of each program, 1601 Civic Drive, 925-943-SHOW (7469), www.lesherartscenter.org.