1. Doug Worgul was born on September 13,1953 and is an American writer and editor, living in Kansas City.
13 Facts About Doug Worgul
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Doug Worgul lived in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, from 1973 to 1989.
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Doug Worgul moved to Kansas City in 1989, and worked for The Kansas City Star newspaper as a writer, book and features editor, and editor of Star Magazine from 1996 to 2006.
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Doug Worgul is the author of The Grand Barbecue: A Celebration of the History, Places, Personalities and Techniques of Kansas City Barbecue.
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In 2003, while at The Kansas City Star, Doug Worgul discovered a Toynbee Tile at the corner of 13th and Grand in downtown Kansas City.
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Doug Worgul wrote about the Kansas City Toynbee Tile and the worldwide Toynbee Tiles mystery in an award-winning article published on The Star's website.
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Doug Worgul's first novel, Thin Blue Smoke, set in a fictional barbecue joint in Kansas City, is a story of love, loss, despair, redemption, squandered gifts, second chances, whiskey, God, and the secret language of rabbits.
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Doug Worgul's writing has been compared to that of John Irving, Richard Russo, Kent Haruf, David James Duncan, and Frederick Buechner.
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On October 22,2012, Doug Worgul delivered a lecture at The Buechner Institute at King College in Bristol, Tennessee, as part of the annual Buechner Lecture Series.
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In July 2013, Doug Worgul was named to the National Advisory Board of the Buechner Institute.
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In May 2014, Doug Worgul was a featured speaker at Buechner Fest in Charlotte, North Carolina, an event devoted to the exploration and celebration of the works of Frederick Buechner.
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In January 2019, Doug Worgul was named the first Visiting Author in Residence at University of Missouri Honors College.
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Doug Worgul has four daughters and eight grandchildren and lives in Leawood, Kansas with his wife.