Samford University’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) will host Roy S. Johnson, columnist and director of content development at AL.com/The Birmingham News, for the 2018 Timothy Sumner Robinson Forum March 6.
Samford students will attend a Q&A session with Johnson at 5 p.m. in University Center Annex (UCA) room 108 at 5 p.m.
The free public forum will begin at 7 p.m. in Brooks Hall Auditorium (room 134).
In addition to his previous position as director of sports at AL.com, Johnson's journalism career includes service as assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated, vice president and editor-in-chief of Men’s Fitness magazine, editor-in-chief of History Channel magazine, and staff writer at the New York Times. He has produced national TV and radio content for Sports Illustrated, and co-authored biographies with Avery Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Earvin (Magic) Johnson.
Distinguished Samford journalism alumnus Timothy Sumner Robinson led a distinguished career as an editor, columnist and reporter with The Washington Post. He also served as editor-in-chief of the National Law Journal. His family established the lecture series in his name to bring to Samford leading voices in journalism.