10/05/2026
There's just a few weeks before our annual gala and it's going to be an inspiring evening for all who attend!
Night of 1,000 Stories returns to City Winery with more lively student stories, delicious food and drink, and chance to meet fellow Bostonians who want to make a difference. We’ll also have plenty of fun ways to support Boston students in grades K-12 to share their stories and amplify their voices.
Join us for an inspiring evening, featuring renowned journalist, podcast host, and CNN contributor Kara Swisher! We will also honor NBC Boston‘s Glenn Jones with 826 Boston’s “Changing the Narrative” Award.
Thursday, October 22, 2026
5:30 PM Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM Program
City Winery
80 Beverly Street
Boston, MA 02114
Featured speaker Kara Swisher is host of On with Kara Swisher and co-host of Pivot. She’s editor-at-large at New York Magazine and a CNN contributor, where she hosts the series Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever. She was the co-founder and editor-at-large of the technology website Recode and co-executive producer of the Code conference.
Considered the top reporter in the tech game, Swisher has been reporting on the industry since the early 1990s. She is a former contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and has also worked for The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.
She’s the author of the New York Times–bestselling memoir Burn Book: A Tech Love Story (Simon & Schuster, 2024).
Honoree Glenn Jones is an Emmy Award–winning journalist whose career spans television news, crisis communications, and tourism leadership. This year, we're honoring Jones with the "Changing the Narrative" award.
Jones joined NBC10 Boston and NECN as a reporter and anchor in 2021. He has nearly a decade of experience in television news, including a three-year tenure as a general assignment reporter in Boston.
Jones received his bachelor of science degree in broadcast journalism from Emerson College. He is an active community volunteer with special interests in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion, youth literacy, and mentorship.
Purchase a ticket or a table at https://give.826boston.org/event/night-of-1-000-stories-2026/e816200
Thank you to all our sponsors, including...
Anthology Sponsors
CUMMINGS FOUNDATION, Carole Remick Charitable Foundation, Ropes & Gray LLP, and Jen & Rob Waldron
Novel Sponsor
HMH
Manuscript Sponsors
Emerson College, Jason & Keely Krantz, Waldron Contracting Services, and Wi******er Savings Bank.
Haiku Sponsors
Boston Children's Hospital, BXP, Inc., Granite Telecommunications, Mintz, and Urban Edge Housing Corporation.
Media Sponsor
Boston Globe Media and NBC 10 Boston
Event Producer
AE Events
Interested in sponsoring Night of 1,000 Stories? Email [email protected]
