Phil Klay

Phil Klay (/ˈklaɪ/; born 1983) is an American writer and United States Marine officer who won the National Book Award for fiction in 2014 for his first book-length publication, a collection of short stories, Redeployment.

Early life

Klay grew up in Westchester, New York, the son of Marie-Therese F. Klay and William D. Klay. He attended Regis High School in New York City, graduating in 2001.

Education and military career

While attending Dartmouth College, where he played rugby and boxed, Klay attended Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia, during the summer of 2004. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2005 and then joined the U.S. Marines, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He later explained that:

During the U.S. troop surge in Iraq, he served for thirteen months in Anbar province in Iraq from January 2007 to February 2008. He left the military in 2009 and then earned an M.F.A. in creative writing from Hunter College in 2011.

He described his time in the military as "a very mild deployment" as a Public Affairs Officer. He said that he wrote his collection of short stories based on his service and return to civilian life because:

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KLAY

KLAY (1180 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk/sports information format. Located in Lakewood, Washington, USA, the station serves the Tacoma area. The station is owned by Clay Frank Huntington Legacy LLC and features programming from Westwood One. The station features news, talk, weather, traffic, and sports reporting. KLAY has been on the air for about 53 years. Broadcasting coverage is roughly from Downtown Seattle south through the state capital of Olympia.

Shows

Biz Tech Talk, Tuesdays at noon, covers everything related to technology. Dine NW, Wednesdays at noon, covering restaurants around the Puget Sound. Tribal Talk, Thursdays at noon, covers tribal politics and issues. Equal Time Radio, Fridays at noon, covers politics from the left. There are 50 'live' local programs weekly.

History

The station went on the air as KFHA at 1480 AM and changed its call sign to KOOD in 1966, and then to KQLA in 1978, and finally to KLAY in April 1980. On May 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to KDFL, and on June 28, 1991 to the current KLAY,