Wendell Berry Honored at Dayton Literary Peace Prize

WYSO | By Juliet Fromholt

Published November 4, 2013 at 4:48 PM EST

Kentucky-based writer Wendell Berry was honored as the 2013 winner of the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award as part of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize at a ceremony last night at the Schuster Center. Other honorees included Adam Johnson in fiction for The Orphan Master's Son and Andrew Solomon in nonfiction for Far From the Tree. Berry was presented his award by last year's honoree, Tim O'Brien.

WYSO will air a special presentation of speeches from the 2013 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, including Tim O'Brien's introduction of Wendell Berry, on New Year's Day at noon and 8pm.

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Juliet Fromholt

Juliet Fromholt is proud to be music director at 91.3FM WYSO. Juliet began volunteering at WYSO while working at WWSU, the student station at her alma mater, Wright State University. After joining WYSO's staff in 2009, Juliet developed WYSO’s digital and social media strategy until moving into the music director role in 2021. An avid music fan and former record store employee, Juliet continues to host her two music shows, Alpha Rhythms and Kaleidoscope, which features studio performances from local musicians every week. She also co-hosts Attack of the Final Girls, a horror film review podcast.

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