When Carl Hiaasen visits UF tonight, he will be speaking off the top of his head.
Hiaasen, a UF alumnus, award-winning journalist and best-selling author, hasn’t selected a specific topic to discuss and instead will be speaking on events of the day, according to a press release.
“He always has thought-provoking things to say about the state of the state,” said Vicki Gervickas, communications director of the Graham Center for Public Service. “He’s kind of entitled to.”
Hiaasen started as a general assignment writer at The Miami Herald when he was 23 and joined the Herald’s prize-winning investigations team, according to a press release.
Gervickas said Hiaasen was personally invited by Bob Graham to speak at UF and will not be paid for his appearance.
The event is sold out, but students without tickets can watch the event streamed live from the Ocora Room at Pugh Hall on the Graham Center’s Web site at bobgrahamcenter.ufl.edu. The event begins at 7 p.m.
