HANNIBAL, Mo. -- Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee will be the featured speaker at the 70th annual Hannibal-LaGrange University booster banquet on Nov. 15, university officials announced this week.

The HLGU booster banquet traditionally is held on a Friday night, but this year, it will be held on a Tuesday night to accommodate Huckabee's TV schedule.

Tickets to the booster banquet go on sale July 1. More information is available by calling Lauren Youse, director of alumni services and development, at (573) 629-3126.