Palm Springs Library Presents NPR Co-Host Mary Louise Kelly

PALM SPRINGS, CA —The Friends of the Palm Springs Library announced Thursday that "All Things Considered" co-host Mary Louise Kelly will close the sixth season of the speaker series "Palm Springs Speaks."

Kelly will appear for the series finale at 7 p.m. April 3, five days before the release of her memoir, "It. Goes. So. Fast. A Year of No Do- Overs."

Before appearing as an anchor on the NPR flagship program, Kelly was a national security correspondent for NPR news, reporting from the likes of Russia and North Korea.

Kelly, whose educational history includes stints at Harvard University and at the University of Cambridge, started her journalistic career at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her writing has since appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Politico and Newsweek.

In 2021, Kelly led an NPR team reporting on-the-ground from Iran that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her resume also includes Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award from the Radio Television Digital News Foundation, a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation and the Award for Outstanding Broadcast Journalist from the Washington Women in Journalism Awards.

"We are thrilled to be hosting Ms. Kelly to close out our sixth season," said Jeannie Kays, director of library services, in a statement. "She is a trailblazing journalist, adapted to hearing loss later in life and shares her truth in juggling work and motherhood, so we think many people will be able to relate to her story."

Tickets and additional information can be found at palmspringsspeaks.org.