My Business Is Writing
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 27, 2011) – Writing has so many outlets, and some choose to make a career out of it. Come hear from professionals with careers in writing at the fourth installment of the Writers Series from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Oct. 27, in 249 Student Center. This event is free and sponsored by the Student Activities Board.
James Baker Hall was a renowned Kentucky writer, UK faculty member, intense Wildcat fan, and ultimately an interesting person. This series is dedicated to writers who have been raised or influenced by living in Kentucky and designed as a memorial to James Baker Hall. This week the series will feature writers Marc Jennings, Laura Ungar, Buck Ryan and Rob Theakston.
Jennings grew up in New York and Louisville and is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. Jennings has worked in publishing, advertising and marketing and public relations. His diverse writing assignments have taken him to explore the history of a house as old as the Constitution, behind the scenes at the Kentucky Speedway and to the Gulf Coast for the cleanup after Hurricane Katrina. Jennings is now a freelance writer and editor in Oldham County, Ky.
Ungar is the medical writer at The Courier-Journal in Louisville, a position she has held since 2004. She was born and raised in Connecticut and has been a journalist for 21 years, previously working as a reporter at The Hartford Courant and The Wilmington (Del.) News Journal. She has written major projects on cervical cancer in India, Kentucky's poor health, the prescription drug abuse crisis and cancer in Delaware, and has won more than 20 national, regional and local awards for her work. Ungar has also been published in The Washington Post and The Boston Globe.
Ryan, director of the Citizen Kentucky Project at the University of Kentucky’s Scripps Howard First Amendment Center, is a tenured associate professor of journalism at UK’s School of Journalism and Telecommunications. He won the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2003 after serving eight years as director of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications. Ryan is the creator of the Maestro Concept, an innovative approach to story planning, writing and newsroom organization for newspapers. Ryan has written three books, an editing textbook and a language skills guide. Ryan also has more than 12 years of newspaper experience, working with many national publications.
Rob Theakston is the assistant director of event marketing and student programming here at the University of Kentucky
“These writers specialize in more business, medical and public relations writing. I believe a lot of students can benefit from hearing from these writers in order to improve their skills as well,” said Shannon Ruhl, director of SAB Cultural Arts Committee.
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