Judy Woodruff, whose career in journalism took her from local news to a job as a White House correspondent, will be the featured guest of WNIN's Winter Gala in January.

Woodruff will meet with gala attendees and do an interview session with former WEHT-ABC25 anchor Shelley Kirk at the gala, which is scheduled for Jan. 24 at Bally's Riverfront Center in Evansville. Ticket information is available through wnin.org .

WNION is the PBS and National Public Radio station in Evansville.

Woodruff was anchor and managing editor for "PBS NewsHour" for 11 years before she left to launch "America at a Crossroads," which PBS officials describe as "a reporting project to better understand the country's political divide."

Woodruff also worked at CNN and NBC News after getting her start in local tele

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