Posted 9:18 pm Sunday, January 15, 2012
Humorist O'Rourke Speaks At Cowan Center Lecture
Humorist P.J. O'Rourke will speak Thursday night at The University of Texas at Tyler Cowan Center.
O'Rourke has covered politics, culture and current events, for such diverse publications as The Weekly Standard, Forbes, Automobile and Rolling Stone. A best-selling author, his writing has earned him a reputation as a modern-day Will Rogers.
Both Time and The Wall Street Journal have called O'Rourke “the funniest writer in America.”
O'Rourke has covered politics, culture and current events, for such diverse publications as The Weekly Standard, Forbes, Automobile and Rolling Stone. A best-selling author, his writing has earned him a reputation as a modern-day Will Rogers.
Both Time and The Wall Street Journal have called O'Rourke “the funniest writer in America.”
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The Abegg Willis and Associates Lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m., Susan Thomae-Morphew, executive director, announced
Media sponsors are Suddenlink, CBS 19 and KTBB. Barbara Shtofman is the sponsor of the post-lecture reception.
Media sponsors are Suddenlink, CBS 19 and KTBB. Barbara Shtofman is the sponsor of the post-lecture reception.
Patrick Jake O'Rourke was born in Toledo, Ohio, attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and then graduate school at Johns Hopkins.
After receiving an M.A. in English, he worked at small newspapers in Baltimore and New York.
After receiving an M.A. in English, he worked at small newspapers in Baltimore and New York.
