Description: Host Lee Thornton interviews journalist and author Wil Haygood about how early career failure led to his award-winning success in journalism and literature. After graduating from Miami University in Ohio, and a failed department store job, Haygood turned his sights toward writing. He worked his way to through the ranks, eventually landing at The Boston Globe and later The Washington Post. Mr. Haygood is also a bestselling author with such titles as "King of Cats" and "In Black and White".
Speaker(s):
Lee Thornton, Ph.D., professor, University of Maryland
Wil Haygood, author and journalist
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