Ernest Hooper, the East Hillsborough Bureau chief and columnist for Tampa Bay Times, will be speaking on Wednesday, Oct. 26 in Cohen Center 247.

Hooper, who has been writing for Tampa Bay Times since 1992, became the East Hillsborough Bureau chief in 2012. Aside from overseeing news content for the Times’ regional edition of the paper for eastern Tampa, Hooper also oversees news content for the SouthShore & Brandon Times and writes two columns a week.

Hooper’s columns consist of commentaries on family, community issues and political perspectives.

For more information on the event, contact adjunct public relations professor Kara Winton at [email protected]