Ira Glass

Ira Glass is an American public radio personality who is the host and producer of the radio and television series ‘This American Life’. He has also participated in other NPR programs, including ‘Morning Edition’, ‘All Things Considered’, and ‘Talk of the Nation’.

Originally from Baltimore, Ira Glass began working in radio as a teenager. He later moved to Chicago, where he continued to work on public radio programs like ‘All Things Considered’ and ‘The Wild Room’.

Ira Glass’s work in radio and television has won him awards, such as the Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio and the George Polk Award in Radio Reporting.

While attending Brown University, Ira Glass worked alongside Keith Talbot at NPR during his summer breaks. He then worked as a story editor and interviewer for years before he began to cover his own stories in his late twenties.

After receiving a grant from the MacArthur Foundation, Ira Glass and Torey Malatia developed ‘This American Life’, which won a Peabody Award within its first six months and became nationally syndicated a year later. The show was also formulated into a television program that ran for two seasons on Showtime.

In addition to his radio and television work, Ira Glass has also performed a live show, and has contributed to or written articles, books, and a comic book related to the ‘This American Life’ radio show.

Ira Glass began working in radio as a teenager and worked as a story editor and interviewer for years before he began to cover his own stories in his late twenties. He later developed the popular ‘This American Life’ show, which has been successful in both radio and television formats.