NPC Virtual Book Event: Ted Jackson, "You Ought To Do A Story About Me"

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Ted Jackson of the New Orleans Times-Picayune will discuss  his book “You Ought To Do A Story About Me: Addiction, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Endless Quest for Redemption," at a virtual Headliners Book event on Monday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. ET. 

The book chronicles the growth of Jackson's friendship with a drug-addicted former NFL star whom he first encountered sleeping under a bridge in New Orleans in 1990. After taking the photograph, Jackson woke the man to get his name. "You ought to do a story on me," the man told Jackson. When Jackson asked why, the man said, "Because I've played in three Super Bowls." That encounter began Jackson's 30-year relationship with Jackie Wallace and forms the backdrop of the book's look at homelessness, poverty, drug addiction and systemic racism.

This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Viewers can send their questions for Jackson in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected].