The Girls of the Atomic City Author to Appear at Lunch for Literacy

Brad Jones February 27, 2014 Community Leave a comment 396 Views

Literacy 2014 PosterOak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club and Altrusa International of Oak Ridge presents their annual Lunch-4-Literacy, featuring Denise Kiernan, author of the book, The Girls of Atomic City, will be the featured guest.  The event will take place on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Oak Ridge High School at 11:30am.  The lunch will be catered by Birdwell Catering.  Tickets are $40 and can be purchased from The Ferrell Shop, Mr. K’s Used Books and CD’s, and any Rotary or Altrusa Members.  For reservations or corporate sponsorships, contact Patricia Vanek at: 865-298-1241 or literacyluncheon@iiaweb.com.

They will be having a live auction at the luncheon of two wonderful dinners. The first is a dinner with the author that night at Suzanne and Peter Angelini’s home with wine provided by Joe and John Iaovino. Colleen Black will also be there as she was featured in the book. Bidding will begin at $1,000 for ten guests.

The second dinner to be bid on is donated by Synergy Wealth Management and will be at Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Knoxville for eight guests and will take place on agreed upon future date.

Click here for printable PDF file:  Literacy 2014 Poster

About Brad Jones

BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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