89.3 The Current and the Citizens League Present "Policy and a Pint: The Line Between News and Opinion" December 15 at The Varsity Theater

Nov 30, 2010

MPR News' Chris Worthington and Bob Collins will discuss the state of journalism today

WHAT: Join 89.3 The Current host Steve Seel and the Citizens League as they welcome MPR News' Chris Worthington and Bob Collins for a lively discussion about the line between news, opinion, and comedy. Topics will include Juan Williams, objectivity, opinion, and Keith Olbermann. The audience is invited to join the conversation.

More about Chris Worthington
Chris Worthington joined MPR News in July 2006 and serves as the News service managing director. He has more than 25 years of news experience, most recently with the St. Paul Pioneer Press, where he served as managing editor and senior editor for business and technology from 1997 to 2006. From 1983 to 1996, he worked for the Dallas Morning News as its assistant business editor, assistant state editor and sports editor. He held other newspaper positions with Newsday, the Fort Lauderdale News and the Fort Myers News-Press. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a Masters of business administration degree from the University of Dallas.

More about Bob Collins
Bob Collins joined MPR in 1992. He served as broadcast editor and coordinated MPR's political coverage until 1999, when he was asked to direct MPR's foray into online journalism. He currently writes MPR News' daily News Cut blog and his newscasts can be heard weekday afternoons with Mary Lucia on 89.3 The Current. Collins previously was vice president of programming for Berkshire Broadcasting Company in Massachusetts, and national desk editor at the RKO Radio Network in New York. He also was editor at WHDH in Boston, where he received the Edward R. Murrow Award for his investigation into the Boston mob scene. Bob is a private pilot and is building his own airplane.

About Policy and a Pint
"Policy and a Pint" is an ongoing series co-sponsored by Minnesota Public Radio's 89.3 The Current and Citizens League. The series' goal is to provide an informal setting for the public to come and discuss important policy issues with community leaders and thinkers.

WHEN: Wednesday, December 15 at 6 p.m. (doors at 5:30 p.m.)

WHERE: The Varsity Theater, 1308 4th St. SE, Minneapolis

TICKETS: $10; $5 for students with valid ID.

TUNE IN TO THE CURRENT: 89.3 The Current can be heard on KCMP 89.3 FM in the Twin Cities and online at thecurrent.org.