Ira Glass

Ira Glass

Ira Glass is an American public radio personality who has been the host and producer of the popular radio and television series This American Life since its inception in 1995.23 He has also participated in other NPR programs such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Talk of the Nation.2

Career Highlights

• Executive Producer/Host at This American Life since 19951
• Began working in public radio as a teenager in 1978, holding various positions at NPR3
• Developed This American Life with Torey Malatia, which won a Peabody Award within its first six months and became nationally syndicated a year later2
• Formulated This American Life into a television program that aired for two seasons on Showtime from 2007-20092
• Has won awards such as the Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio and the George Polk Award in Radio Reporting2
• Supplements his income with speaking engagements that earn him "five figures per talk"2

Other Works

• Collaborated on the comic book Radio: An Illustrated Guide in 19992
• Edited the book The New Kings of Nonfiction in 20072
• Went on tour with the show Seven Things I've Learned in 2019, talking about the art of storytelling2

This American Life reaches over 4.7 million listeners each week, with Glass featured in all but four episodes.2 The show celebrated its 500th episode in July 2013.2