Award-winning journalist and CNN anchor Abby Phillip moderates one of the most dynamic news panel shows on television, CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip.
Each night, Phillip brings together a diverse group of perspectives to debate the day’s biggest stories, driven by honesty, the facts, and the pursuit of common understanding.
Phillip joined CNN in 2017 and has served in many roles, including as a White House correspondent, senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday.
In January 2020, she moderated CNN’s Democratic Presidential Debate in Iowa. She also anchored special coverage of the 2020 election on Election Night in America and the January 6th Committee hearings. With her award-winning background in Washington reporting, Phillip brings unique context to the complexity of current affairs.
The Wright Conversations is a curated series of lectures and conversations moderated by The Wright Museum’s CEO and President Neil A. Barclay, followed by questions from our audiences. The Conversations feature presentations by leading thought leaders in popular culture, foodways, environmental justice, and the continuing effects of racial disparities in contemporary cultures around the globe. As part of The Wright’s educational initiatives, the series brings some of the nation’s most critically acclaimed artists and culture workers to southeast Michigan.
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