Published on April 7, 2014 by Â鶹¹û¶³ JMC student Griffin Benton  
Darrell Waltrip Fox NASCAR Broadcaster

Â鶹¹û¶³’s Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) Department and Talladega Superspeedway will host NASCAR hall of fame inductee and Fox Sports “NASCAR on Fox” analyst Darrell Waltrip for a special public event at the university April 15.

Waltrip will speak in Brock Forum, Dwight Beeson Hall, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. He will then take part in a meet-and-greet event in Ben Brown Plaza until 12:45 p.m. The event will include food, contests, giveaways and photo opportunities with the Talladega Superspeedway pace car and a vintage stock car. Members of Talladega Superspeedway’s staff will also be available to answer any questions about the May 2-4 race weekend. Student tickets for the race will be available for $19.

Also at the April 15 event, Â鶹¹û¶³ JMC students will host a fundraiser for Feed The Children, a Waltrip-supported philanthropy that provides hope and resources for those without life’s essentials. Talladega Superspeedway is offering NASCAR memorabilia for silent auction and donations will be accepted on-site.

All activities are free-of-charge and open to the public and media.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.