An Evening with Wright Thompson

An Evening with Wright Thompson

Discussion and Q&A with Emmy award-winning ESPN sports journalist and author of The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi, a New York Times bestseller that confronts the haunting legacy of Emmett Till's murder.

Event details

Address: 444 W 3rd St, Dayton, OH 45402 [Map/directions]
Event has passed (Thu, Sep 25 2025)
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Cost: FREE

Open to the community, no charge to attend, all are welcome!

Gather with Sinclair faculty, staff, students and community members in the Sinclair Conference Center, Building 12, Fredrick C. Smith Auditorium for an evening with WRIGHT THOMPSON - Widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading sports journalists, Wright Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN, an Emmy Award-winning reporter, and the executive producer of the TV show TrueSouth. He is the author of several bestselling books including Pappyland, about the storied whiskey distillery, and, most recently, The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi, a New York Times bestseller that confronts the haunting legacy of Emmett Till’s killing.

Audience discussion and book signing will follow the presentation.

Complimentary parking in Lot C, located under Building 12, 12 W. 4th St., Dayton, OH 45402.

Sinclair Community College

An Evening with Wright Thompson is taking place at Sinclair Community College, which is located at 444 W 3rd St in Dayton. Sinclair Community College - Downtown Dayton Ohio - among the largest community college campuses in America serving over 110,000 individuals in college courses, training sessions, and conferences. Can accommodate up to 800 for meetings or banquets.

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