Chuck Klosterman to visit OU
Writer Chuck Klosterman will visit the University of Oklahoma on Tuesday to speak about the media and journalism. Klosterman, known for his pop culture essays in books including “Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs,” is attending at the request of some of the top students in the Gaylord College of Journalism.
“Every year the Gaylord Ambassadors bring a special guest or guests to speak to the College and University as a whole,” said Chris Borthick, adviser to the Gaylord Ambassadors. “The Ambassadors, comprised of some of the top students in the College of Journalism, came up with ideas regarding who to invite, but the name on the majority of their lists was Chuck Klosterman.”
After that it was a matter of contacting him and working on getting him here
Klosterman graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1994 and began work as a journalist. After his first book, “Fargo Rock City,” he moved to New York City in 2002 where he worked for publications including Spin, GQ and The Washington Post.
Variety reported in November 2008 that Klosterman’s 2005 book, “Killing Yourself to Live,” had been optioned for film by Half Shell Entertainment. In “Killing Yourself to Live,” Klosterman wrote about his experiences traveling to places where famous musicians died.
Chuck Klosterman
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Dale Hall, Room 200.
433 Lindsey, Norman
Book signing immediately following in Gaylord Hall
By Matthew Price
From Monday’s The Oklahoman
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