Ira Glass
Ira Glass started working in public radio when he was 19, as an intern at National Public Radio.
Over the next 17 years he did nearly every production job they had: tape cutter, desk assistant, newscast writer, editor, producer, reporter and substitute host. He launched This American Life in 1995 at WBEZ Chicago. Today, the program is heard by more than 2.2 million people on the radio each week, with another 2.5 million downloading each episode of the podcast. He’s also on the editorial team behind Serial and S-Town .
producer
In the 1940s, when he was 16 years old, Myron Jones was allowed to stay up late any night of the week and hang out at bars or wherever he pleased, but his mother barely let his older sister Carol out of the house at all. So the siblings devised a plan.
This hour: foxes, rabbits, snakes, whales, birds, lambs, and dogs.
presenter
This American Life host Ira Glass talks about seven things he’s learned over the past 4 decades in radio...
Ira Glass plays and talks about radio and print journalism that has inspired him, including some surprising 1970s-era NPR documentaries which may be long forgotten by most.
Ira Glass brought the first day of the 2012 Third Coast Conference to a close with an audio night cap, by sharing his favorite moments from the year's Third Coast winners and other stories.
judge
This year we gave awards in the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention), Directors Choice, Best New Artist, Public Service and Lifetime Achievement.
In our inaugural year we honored the best audio work in the following categories: Best Documentary (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention), Directors Choice, Best New Artist, and Public Service.
participant
October 5-7, Orrington Hotel and Campus of Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
October 31-November 2, Chicago