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2023 Winter Family History Benefit FAQ

Honoring  
Broadcast Journalist and Author
Nina Totenberg  
In conversation with veteran newscaster
Rita Braver 

   Thursday, January 26, 2022  6:00PM ET
 
Hosted by D. Brenton Simons and Ryan J. Woods 

 

Each ticket includes a signed copy of Nina Totenberg’s book Dinners with Ruth. Copies will be mailed to the address provided via this online form. 

 

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient 

Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg is best known for her appearances on NPR’s critically acclaimed news magazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition. Her Supreme Court and legal coverage has won her every major journalism award in broadcasting. Recognized seven times by the American Bar Association for continued excellence in legal reporting, Totenberg has received more than two dozen honorary degrees. She writes for major newspapers, magazines and law reviews and is a frequent TV contributor.  

 

In dialogue with

Rita Braver

Rita Braver is a national correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, where she reports on wide range of topics. She has interviewed presidents and cabinet secretaries; profiled acclaimed authors including E.L. Doctorow; and talked with such celebrated entertainers as Sheryl Crow and James Taylor. Prior to joining "CBS Sunday Morning," Braver spent four years as CBS News chief White House correspondent (1993-1997), covering foreign and domestic issues. She has won nine national Emmy Awards.  

Silver Benefactors

Gerry and MaryLee Halpin

Welch & Forbes LLC

Benefactors

Margaret and Stephen H. Case

Sarah E. Gunderson

Ailsie Baker McEnteggart, Ph.D.

Rebecca Rogers

Helen E. R. Sayles

David M. Trebing

Nancy Webster

As of January 23, 2023

Hosted By

D Brenton Simons

D. Brenton Simons is President & CEO of American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society. He has been featured on CNN, FOX, BBC, PBS-TV, The New York Times, Boston Business Journal, and elsewhere.

Ryan Woods

Ryan J. Woods is Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society and is as an appointed member of the Special Commission for the 250th Anniversary of The American Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.