New festival to honor Studs Terkel
CHICAGO - The University of Chicago plans a festival to honor late writer and broadcaster Studs Terkel.
The new "Let's Get Working" festival will be at the school's Logan Center for the Arts from May 9 to 11. The free festival will feature concerts, discussions, performances and screenings.
Terkel was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He died in 2008 at age 96.
The university says the festival will spotlight "This American Life" host Ira Glass of NPR and filmmaker Alex Kotlowitz, among others.
For more information, visit studs.uchicago.edu.
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