Library. The freight introduce our wonderful contestants, i want to highlight the amazing events coming up the season. Tomorrow we have poets Jeanette Smith joined with friends, from the radio new collection of poems. On valentines day, the largest public event Series Library after hours, the citys most serrated real happy hour read there will be poetry readings and interactive collections featuring the print picture collection and more summary yourself and deliver a friend you want to turn to a lover,. [laughter]. Tour special edition of library after hours. In february 25th, we have two leading negotiators of the human agreement it will join the organizer and present options that government corporations and individuals and take regarding climate disaster. So this treatments just this month, are amazing season also includes a tribute to Tony Morrisons beloved in partnership with us on center. In the discussion with michael and writers reflecting on landmark cases. We have talked with
Public service and brought you today by your television provider. Good evening, welcome to quail ridge books it is my honor to introduce to you jim jenkins who was an editor, editorial writer and columnist on the editorial page of the news and observer for 31 years your he will introduce our special guest. Please help me welcome jim jenkins. [applause] in 1973 i saw him first, across and loud profane, filthy newsroom in downtown raleigh. He was right at a school. I was still in school. I looked across and is said to someone, whos that . No, thats David Zucchino come hes going to be the new star here. He had long dark hair over his shoulders, thick jet black mustache. It was a long time ago. David is a grad of the unc Journalism School and in in the manatt of the journalism hall of fame. In raleigh he became famous very quickly in the newsroom when a new young editor came in and sent out a memo to the reporting staff saying each reportable submit to his editor every morning and itinerar