Norah O’Donnell and Deborah Roberts at Chautauqua Institution June 29, 2026 at 10:45am at the amphitheatre. Tickets are $40. Keep in mind it is also $15 to park.

 O’Donnell is one of only three women to ever solo anchor an evening network news broadcast, “CBS Evening News,” from 2019 to 2025. Previously, she co-hosted “CBS This Morning” and served as CBS News’ chief White House correspondent.

In February 2026, O’Donnell released We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America, a groundbreaking book that uncovers the hidden heroines of American history — women who shaped the nation’s path but were long overlooked.

Deborah Roberts is co-anchor of the venerable ABC news magazine “20/20” and an award-winning network correspondent.Roberts is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Sisters Loved and Treasured: Stories of Unbreakable Bonds and Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life. She also co-authored a book with her husband, NBC anchor Al Roker, titled Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom for Modern Times.