TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It’d be a dream come true for almost any die-hard Crimson Tide fan: Spending several days shadowing University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban. For Warren St. John, it was just another day at the office.
St. John, author and former New York Times reporter, visited Tuscaloosa in summer 2013 on behalf of GQ magazine, churning out what may have been one of the closest looks any media entity has captured of Saban. Now St. John will visit the UA campus to talk about how it transpired.
“Warren St. John is not only an extremely gifted writer, he’s also a master at grasping the psychology of the people he writes about,” said Dr. Wilson Lowrey, chair of the UA department of journalism. “We’re fortunate he’s agreed to give us a peek into the process behind his craft.”
St. John’s public speech will be 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, in Reese Phifer, room 216. In it, he will discuss the broader field of journalism, the mechanics of his GQ piece on Saban, and he will answers questions from the audience. The speech is free and open to the public.
The department of journalism is a division of UA’s College of Communication and Information Sciences.
Contact
Misty Mathews, communication specialist, 205/348-6416, mmathews@ua.edu
Source
Chip Brantley, journalism instructor, 205/348-4692, chip.brantley@ua.edu