Ken Burger, Award-winning Columnist and Novelist, to Speak at Small Business Lunch at Halls
February 20, 2012
CHARLESTON, SC – Small Business Lunch at Halls announced today that Ken Burger, award-winning newspaper columnist and novelist, will be the featured speaker at their March 8 luncheon. Burger will talk about The Last Newspaperman and his newest book, Baptized in Sweet Tea. Burger spent almost 40 years writing for two South Carolina newspapers, a career that included stints covering sports, business, politics and life in the Palmetto State.
While writing sports for the Post and Courier in Charleston, Burger won numerous statewide writing awards and was named one of the nation’s best sports columnists three times. He also was named S.C. Journalist of the Year in 1996. Burger topped off his journalism career by writing a popular metro column for the Charleston paper before retiring in 2011.
His latest book, Baptized in Sweet Tea, is a collection of 36 newspaper columns Burger wrote during his tenure as a columnist. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, his two novels, Swallow Savannah and Sister Santee, were touted as among the best in Southern fiction by the Independent Publishers Association.
Each month, Small Business Lunch at Halls features a distinguished speaker from the business, civic or political arenas upstairs at Halls Chophouse with imaginative mid-day cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Matthew Niessner.
Tickets are $28 per person for the luncheon and parking. Doors open at 11:30 AM. Limited seating of 60 participants provides an intimate experience with each speaker. For ticket information and sales visit: www.SmallBusinessLunchatHalls.com or call the 24/7 ticket hotline at 1-800-838-3006.Halls Chophouse is located at 434 King Street in downtown Charleston. Parking is available at the Visitors Center Garage on Ann Street between King and John, and is validated at the event.
