{"id":305359,"date":"2026-05-08T03:19:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305359\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T03:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:19:25","slug":"norah-odonnell-tyler-florence-highlight-sjv-town-hall-90th-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305359\/","title":{"rendered":"Norah O\u2019Donnell, Tyler Florence Highlight SJV Town Hall 90th Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A top network news correspondent, a celebrity chef, and an MTV throwback highlight San Joaquin Valley Town Hall\u2019s 90th season.<\/p>\n<p>SJV Town Hall is a nonprofit that provides a yearly speaker series, often bringing in nationally renowned figures. GV Wire is a sponsor of SJV Town Hall.<\/p>\n<p>The curtain rises Sept. 16 for comedian Colin Quinn. His credits include his touring stand-up act, being a cast member on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d from 1995 to 2000, and serving as announcer on the 1980s MTV game show \u201cRemote Control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quinn\u2019s talk will be part of the \u201cTwilight Talks\u201d series, starting at 7 p.m. at the Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall on the Clovis North High School campus in Fresno.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c60 Minutes\u201d correspondent Norah O\u2019Donnell continues the regular daytime series, with all talks at 10:30 a.m. at the William Saroyan Theatre in downtown Fresno. The CBS News personality will discuss women who shaped America while celebrating the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrity chef Tyler Florence, known for his Food Network programs and cookbooks, speaks Jan. 27, 2027. He will discuss \u201cfresh trends from California\u2019s food scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Season Will Wrap With Christine Baranski<\/p>\n<p>Actress and Emmy Award-winning actress Christine Baranski wraps up the series April 14. Her credits include \u201cCybill,\u201d \u201cThe Big Bang Theory,\u201d and \u201cThe Good Wife.\u201d Baranski will discuss \u201ctalent, tenacity and truth,\u201d SJV Town Hall says<\/p>\n<p>Baranski was originally scheduled to speak in 2024 but had to pull out because of the writers strike at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Other talks include, unless otherwise noted, events at 10:30 a.m. at the Saroyan Theatre: NASA chief engineer Kobie Boykins (Nov. 18), Fresno-based jazz composer Benjamin Boone (Feb. 17), retired four-star Gen. Paul M. Nakasone (March 2 at 7 p.m. at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District), and zoologist Lucy Cooke (March 17).<\/p>\n<p>How to Get Tickets<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/valleytownhall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SJV Town Hall\u2019s website<\/a>. Special discounts run through July 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A top network news correspondent, a celebrity chef, and an MTV throwback highlight San Joaquin Valley Town Hall\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-305359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}