Interview: 2022 Congressional Medal of Honor Convention in Knoxville

WUOT | By Chrissy Keuper

Published September 28, 2021 at 5:00 AM EDT

A flag-raising at Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park has kicked off the year-long preparation for the Congressional Medal of Honor Convention in Knoxville in September, 2022. WUOT’s Chrissy Keuper spoke with Joe Thompson, President of the Board of Directors who are planning next year’s gathering.

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Chrissy Keuper

Chrissy is WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She has been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally fills in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and has won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.

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