Studs Terkel: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Oral Historian Dies at 96

Studs Terkel was an American author, historian and broadcaster. Born Louis Terkel on May 16, 1912, in New York City, he grew up in Chicago and worked as a radio actor and host.

He won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1985 for The Good War, an oral history of World War II. His other books include Working and Hard Times. For decades he hosted a daily radio show on WFMT in Chicago, interviewing everyone from Bob Dylan to Martin Luther King Jr.

Terkel received a Presidential National Humanities Medal. He died at his home in Chicago on October 31, 2008, at age 96.

Achievements: Pulitzer Prize (1985) for The Good War, National Humanities Medal.

Birth: May 16, 1912 - New York City.

Profession: Author and broadcaster.

Interesting Facts: He hosted his radio show for 45 years.