Todd "Nuke'em" Noker Writes A Book

According to the man himself, Todd Noker has won an award for his book:

"KJQ Radio Personality / Author Todd "Nuke ‘Em" Noker Receives Award In Writing Competition.

A forthcoming novel from author Todd C. Noker was listed as a winner in the prestigious Utah Arts Council 44th Annual Original Writing Competition for 2002. Noker’s currently unpublished manuscript Terms of the Innocents was awarded Second Place in the Novel Category.

"This is a tremendous honor," says Noker. "Some of Utah’s best writers are recognized in this competition, and I’m extremely fortunate to be part of that."

Terms of the Innocents is a riveting novel about the desperation surrounding life for homeless teens in Salt Lake City.

Todd C. Noker is the author of the acclaimed debut novel Path of Totality, and is currently heard on KJQ (103.1 FM in Salt Lake City and Davis County, and 100.7 FM in Northern Utah) weekday afternoons from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Todd "Nuke ‘Em" is a veteran radio personality in Salt Lake City, having worked in the market for fourteen years.

Past winners of the Utah Original Writing Competition have gone on to garner other prestigious awards such as the Pulitzer Prize, The Flannery O’Connor Award, and the International Reading Association Award. The competition is open to Utah writers for their unpublished, original work. First and Second Place awards are given in each category; each award includes a cash prize. For more information about the Utah Arts Council Literature Program, contact Guy Lebeda at (801) 236-7553.