An NPR host and journalist is coming to Springfield this fall.
Scott Tong, host of Here & Now, will be a plenary speaker at Missouri State University’s Public Affairs Conference. The theme for this year's conference is “Between the One and the Many: Considering Community and Individualism,” and Tong's speech will reflect that.
Tong has hosted Here & Now since 2021. Before that he served as Shanghai bureau chief and senior correspondent for American Public Media’s Marketplace. His reporting spans over a dozen countries. He's investigated critical issues, such as international adoption practices in China, labor conditions in brick-making facilities and environmental controversies in the U.S.
Tong will speak at 12:30 p.m. on September 26 at the Plaster Student Union Theatre. The public is welcome to attend, and no tickets are required.
