The Al Filipov Peace & Justice Forum
2012 Speaker

John Hockenberry

Journalist and Advocate

Wednesday, September 19th, 7pm – 9pm
 

Four-time Peabody Award winner and four-time Emmy Award winner, John Hockenberry has reported from all over the world in virtually every medium. He is a former anchor for MSNBC and correspondent for NBC News, ABC News, and National Public Radio.  A paraplegic since an auto accident at age nineteen, Hockenberry is the author of a best-selling memoir, Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs and Declarations of Independence.  Mr. Hockenberry is currently co-host of the live public radio morning news program, The Takeaway, produced by Public Radio International and WNYC New York.