WYSO Weekend

Sunday, 10:30 - 11:00am

Every Sunday morning on WYSO Weekend host Jerry Kenney brings you the news of issues, interviews, arts and cultural events from across the Miami Valley.  WYSO Weekend is WYSO's Radio Magazine.
 

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10:40am

Sun November 11, 2012
Arts & Culture

2012 Antioch Writers' Workshop Faculty Readings: Carrie Bebris

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Carrie Bebris reading at the 2012 Antioch Writers' Workshop

In August the week-long Antioch Writers' Workshop was held in Yellow Springs.  The workshop's faculty members, all published authors, held nightly readings at Antioch University Midwest during that week and during the month of November we'll be bringing excerpts from some of those readings on WYSO Weekend.

Today we hear from Carrie Bebris, an award-winning author best known for her Mr. and Mrs. Darcy series.  Here she reads from The Chase, a short story based on the real-life adventures of Jane Austen's brother while he served in Britain's Royal Navy.

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10:30am

Mon November 5, 2012

10:40am

Sun November 4, 2012
Arts & Culture

2012 Antioch Writers' Workshop Faculty Readings: Hallie Ephron

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Hallie Ephron

In July the week-long Antioch Writers' Workshop was held in Yellow Springs.  The workshop's faculty members, all published authors, held nightly readings at Antioch University Midwest during that week and during the month of November we'll be bringing excerpts from some of those readings on WYSO Weekend.

Today we'll hear a selection from Hallie Ephron, author of over 10 books and an award-winning book reviewer for the Boston Globe.  She'll read from her newest book, Come and Find Me, but first gives some background on the story.

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10:30am

Sun November 4, 2012
Arts & Culture

2012 Dayton Literary Peace Prize

The 2012 Dayton Literary Peace Prize awards ceremony will be held on Nov 11th at the Schuster Center.  The award honors authors from around the world who are using their world to help promote peace. 

WYSO's Juliet Fromholt spoke with Sharon Rab, founder and co-chair of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize about this year's honorees including non-fiction winner Adam Hochschild for "To End All Wars," fiction winner Andrew Krivak for "The Sojourn," and the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award winner Tim O'Brien.

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10:35am

Mon October 29, 2012
Around the Miami Valley

WYSO Weekend: October 28, 2012

Full episode of WYSO Weekend for October 28, 2012 including the following stories:

- Jerry Kenney speaks with representatives from Free to Breathe Dayton about their mission and their upcoming Lung Cancer 5K and run/walk

- Poor Will's Almanack: October 23 - 29, 2012, by Bill Felker

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