Two well-known political and media figures from South Carolina will share the stage April 29 as part of the first installment of Wofford College’s “A Candid Conversation” series.
Former Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy and former South Carolina state legislator Bakari Sellers, a Democrat, will take part in a moderated discussion aimed at highlighting diverse perspectives while encouraging civil discourse.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. in the Jerome Johnson Richardson Theatre, located inside the Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts.
Gowdy and Sellers are New York Times bestselling authors.
Former Congressman Trey Gowdy will appear at Wofford College tomorrow as part of “A Candid Conversation.”
Gowdy is from Spartanburg and served as 7th Circuit Solicitor before winning election to Congress in 2010. He is the host of “Sunday Night in America” on Fox News as well as “The Trey Gowdy Podcast.”
Sellers was elected to the statehouse in 2006 at the age of 22. He is an attorney with the Strom Law Firm, LLC, in Columbia.
Sellers is the host of “The Bakari Sellers Podcast” and has been a political commentator for CNN.
Political commentator Bakari Sellers will take part in “A Candid Conversation” on Tuesday at Wofford College.
The conversation will be moderated by Billy Webster, a Spartanburg entrepreneur who served in the administration of former President Bill Clinton.
Wofford is not selling tickets or requiring pre-registration for the event.
For more information on seating availability, contact Amanda Gilman, special assistant to the president and campus events management coordinator, at gilmanaf@wofford.edu.
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