The Lexington chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently honored KET producer Tom Bickel with the organization’s Media Person of the Year award, which focuses on one’s achievements in media in the areas of education, historic preservation and patriotism.

Bickel was selected for his documentary work, including The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia and Kentucky Veterans of the Vietnam War: In Their Own Words, among others, which “preserve an important part of Kentucky’s history.”

Bickel received his award at the organization’s Salute to Veterans dinner on Nov. 3 at the Lexington County Club.

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