Chuck Klosterman to visit OU, speak about media

Chuck Klosterman, the influential author and American pop culture critic, is scheduled to visit the University of Oklahoma on April 14 and 15 to speak to OU students, the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

The Gaylord Ambassadors, which represent the college, voted to bring Klosterman to campus this semester as their annual speaker of note because of his wide-ranging knowledge and experience in media. Klosterman has written four non-fiction books and, most recently, his first novel. His roots are in newspaper journalism, though, as he has written for the Akron Beacon Journal, GQ, The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Post.

Gaylord has hosted various media professionals before, said Gaylord Ambassador Adam Croom, an advertising senior, but no one quite like Klosterman. "We've been able to talk to authors, we've been able to talk to columnists, but Chuck Klosterman is someone who resignates nationwide… To be able to be a student and be one-on-one and ask him questions or hear his opinion on the state of the industry right now is such a great opportunity for the college."

Though no specific times or venues have been scheduled, it is believed Klosterman will give a larger lecture on the evening of April 14 and will meet with a smaller group of Gaylord students the next morning.