David Brooks to roast Jim Lehrer at Oct. 28 dinner

David Brooks, a national columnist and television commentator, will roast Jim Lehrer at the Oct. 28 National Press Club Fourth Estate Award dinner in honor of the longtime host of the PBS NewsHour.

Brooks, a New York Times columnist, provides weekly political analysis and commentary on national campaigns for the NewsHour. Brooks is currently paired with columnist Mark Shields, who will also be among Lehrer's roasters.

Tickets are on sale now for Club members only at $125. Each member can buy one guest ticket at the member price. Reserve at [email protected] or (202) 662-7501. Tickets for non-members, at $195 each, will not be sold until later.

Brooks has served as a senior editor at the Weekly Standard and a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. He also worked as the op-ed editor at the Wall Street Journal and as a reporter for the Journal based in Europe.

He is the author of “The Social Animal,” a recent book that “explores the unconscious mind and how it shapes the way we relate to other people.” He is also the author of two other nonfiction books, “Bobos in Paradise” and “On Paradise Drive.”

Lehrer, who has set a standard for broadcast excellence at PBS for more than 35 years. also has moderated 11 presidential debates over the course of the past six elections.

A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible. The dinner is a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library, the Club's 501 (c) (3) organization.