At 95, Myron (Mike) Kandel has more war stories from the trenches of newspaper and broadcast journalism than most any of us. That's because he's been a living legend of financial journalism for half a century—and an active Silurian for even longer.
Join us for a very special afternoon as Mike spills the beans on 50 years behind the scenes of print and TV news...and 60 years of Silurians lore.
From a NY Times copy boy to one of CNN’s original launch team in 1980—with stops along the way at the Washington Star, New York Herald Tribune, New York Post and more—Mike has the institutional memory of our industry as few others. He's reported and commented on seven presidential elections, the 1987 stock market crash, the dot-com bubble, the aftermath of 9/11, and an untold number of business and economic stories. Hear Mike's inside scoop on this remarkable journalism career.
By Mel Laytner
Perhaps the worst day of Connie Chung’s life was being fired from her dream job, sitting in “half of Walter Cronkite’s seat,” co-anchoring the CBS Evening News. With karmic irony, two days later was one of her best: Chung and husband Maury Povich learned that their long-pursued adoption had come through.
That gave Chung a newfound perspective when weighing CBS’s "consolation prize" – subbing for Dan Rather, weekend anchoring, documentaries. "I said, ‘You can take this job and shove it’ because I decided I would have a new life raising my son."
This blend of caustic professional critique and candid personal revelation, laced with unrelenting humor and self-deprecating wit, was on full display when Chung accepted the Silurians’ 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award on April 23 at the National Arts Club. It was an honor, Chung said, to accept this award from peers who "know what it's like to be a journalist... searching for that truth—and there’s a dearth of truth."
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A Silurian at the Met Museum of Art: Chester Higgins, Jr.
Award winning photographer's fascination with Egypt
By Roberta Hershenson
One of the hottest art shows in town this winter was “Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876—Now,” which closed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Feb. 17. Critic Jason Farago, writing in the New York Times, called the show “winningly eclectic” and “beautifully designed,” while referring to Ancient Egypt as “an inspiration but also a lost dream” for the Black diaspora.
Photo by Betsy Kissam
Chester Higgins, Jr., flanked by his two pieces in the Met’s “Flight Into Egypt” exhibit: “My two images help celebrate the African presence in the ancient Egyptian civilization.”
