Brian Burns was born and bred in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. After graduating magna cum laude in 1983 from the School of Design at North Carolina State University, he worked as an art director for advertising agencies, including the Martin Agency in Richmond. As the years passed, he turned to copywriting. He got his first taste of history writing in 2006, as co-producer of The Rainbow Minute at WRIR 97.3fm community radio in Richmond. Brian's first book, Lewis Ginter: Richmond's Gilded Age Icon, was published by The History Press in 2011. He's been a huge fan of Richmond's rich history ever since, despite his 2014 move to Silver Spring, Maryland.
