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Talk: Q&A with NBC News and MSNBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki

  • Event Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
  • Time: 5:00 pm–6:00 pm (CST)
  • Location: Online AND Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
  • Cost: Free, registration (external link) required to attend online

NOTE: This event is presented in person at Spurlock Museum but is also available online via Zoom for guests who prefer to attend remotely.

Famously known for his analytical work at the “Big Board”—a large, interactive screen that provides detailed election data at the touch of his fingertips—Steve Kornacki is a national political correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC, and host of the new podcast, The Revolution with Steve Kornacki (external link). He also contributes to NBC Sports' coverage of the Olympics, Football Night in America, and the Kentucky Derby. Kornacki is the author of The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism.

Steve Kornacki will talk politics and sports in a Q&A with Colleen King, director of the Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media and clinical assistant professor of journalism. Audience questions will be welcomed toward the end of the hour or may be submitted through the Zoom registration (external link) form.

This event is presented by the Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media (external link).

Contact

For further information on this event, contact the Museum Information Desk at or (217) 333-2360

All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at or (217) 244-5586.