{"id":197134,"date":"2026-03-19T00:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197134\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T00:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:16:10","slug":"brittany-broski-gives-a-lecture-at-usf-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197134\/","title":{"rendered":"Brittany Broski gives a lecture at USF next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"572\" data-attachment-id=\"354963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/brittany-broski-gives-a-lecture-at-usf-next-month\/attachment\/brittany-broski-the-sun-single-art-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brittany-Broski-The-Sun-Single-Art-1-e1773874759990.jpeg?fit=1675%2C1228&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1675,1228\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brittany Broski \u2013 The Sun Single Art (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cover art for Brittany Broski\u2019s single, \u201cThe Sun.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brittany-Broski-The-Sun-Single-Art-1-e1773874759990.jpeg?fit=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brittany-Broski-The-Sun-Single-Art-1-e1773874759990.jpeg?fit=780%2C572&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Brittany-Broski-The-Sun-Single-Art-1-e1773874759990-1024x751.jpeg\" alt=\"The cover art for Brittany Broski's single 'The Sun,' featuring a classical-style portrait of her looking upwards against a cloudy backdrop\" class=\"wp-image-354963\"  \/>Cover art for Brittany Broski\u2019s single, \u201cThe Sun.\u201d Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/press.atlanticrecords.com\/brittany-broski\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlantic Records<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fresh off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E421zHpuVeo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oscars after party<\/a> and interviewing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oVVkmPxGtz8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Styles<\/a>, Brittany Broski is headed to Tampa. <\/p>\n<p>The social media star will give a talk to University of South Florida students on April 7 as part of the school\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/University Lecture Series\" rel=\"nofollow\">lecture series.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Broski, who first went viral in 2019 as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@brittany_broski\/video\/6722234609188310277\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kombucha Girl<\/a>,\u201d has stayed in the limelight through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@brittany_broski?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a>, and her YouTube shows, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BroskiReport\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Broski Report<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@royalcourt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Court<\/a>.\u201d She\u2019s made frequent appearances on other social media pages of friends like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IqGHUvfg6Rc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Hearon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LaEO6U0V9Ds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trixie Mattel<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Georgia native launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brittanybroski.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">music career<\/a> with Atlantic Records last year, releasing two singles and a cover of Harry Styles\u2019 \u201cAdore You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Broski has previously spoken at the University of Iowa, Ohio University, University of Arkansas. The day after her USF talk, she heads to the University of Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Student newspaper The Oracle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usforacle.com\/2026\/03\/11\/usf-brittany-broski-university-speaker-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that USF will pay Broski <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1a1oUy1XEJRc6h-65JJCzkel9NKQDjf-b\/view?usp=drive_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$52,500 <\/a>for her lecture. The school paid \u201cStranger Things\u201d star Gaten Matarazzo $55,000 to speak last October, and actress\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usforacle.com\/2025\/04\/09\/lana-condor-speaks-at-usf-about-asian-heritage-representation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lana Condor<\/a> $65,000 last April. <\/p>\n<p>The event is free, with priority seating for USF students. Twenty percent of seating is allocated for non-students, who are allowed in 15 minutes after students are seated.<\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for the 8 p.m. lecture in the school\u2019s MSC Ballroom, per the Oracle. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altnewsfoundation.org\/cl-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa-newslettersignup-page\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a 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