Former KATV Channel 7 journalist Jason Pederson will be the guest speaker for the first Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center Author Series event of the fall 2024 semester at Arkansas Tech University.
Pederson will speak at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in room 300B of Pendergraft Library and Technology Center, which is located at 305 West Q Street in Russellville.
Admission will be free and open to the public.
Pederson is the author of “Somebody’s Knocking: Lessons Learned from a Quarter Century of TV Reporting.” The book recounts his work as KATV’s “7 on Your Side” reporter from 1999-2019. It was a role that allowed Pederson to investigate alleged bad actors and advocate for Arkansans who felt they had been wronged.
After a 26-year career in television, Pederson left KATV in 2019 to work for the Arkansas Department of Human Services. He is the agency’s deputy chief of community engagement and works to ensure that Arkansans are aware of services that exist for their benefit.
A native of Wisconsin, Pederson won an Emmy award, two Edward R. Murrow awards, several Arkansas Associated Press awards and was named the 2002 Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Citizen of the Year.
Learn more about “Somebody’s Knocking” at www.amazon.com/Somebodys-Knocking-Lessons-Learned-Reporting/dp/B0D5FQF35Z.
Contact Luke Heffley, special projects coordinator for Pendergraft Library, at (479) 964-0546 for more information about the RPL Author Series.
