Ira Glass
Born: 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland
Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Glass lives in Chicago. Biography: The author attended Northwestern University for a time and then returned to Chicago where he co-hosted with NPR producer Gary Covino a radio program called 'The Wild Room' on WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. In 1995, he became host and producer of the award-winning ''This American Life'' program which is syndicated nationally by Public Radio International.
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Ira Glass on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ira+glass
Selected Titles
| Radio : ISBN: 9790967967102 OCLC: 855675353 [WBEZ], [Chicago, Ill.] : ©2012. The production of a segment of This American Life is the vehicle for an overview of many aspects of radio programming and production. |
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Radio : ISBN: 0967967104 OCLC: 53218476 [WBEZ], [Chicago, Ill.] : ©2002. The production of a segment of This American Life is the vehicle for an overview of many aspects of radio programming and production. |
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The fairest fowl : ISBN: 081183137X OCLC: 45080110 Chronicle Books, San Francisco, Calif. : ©2001. Celebrates the pageantry of American poultry shows, provides portraits and location photography of the shows, explains the judging strategies and processes, and profiles the prize breeds. |
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The new kings of nonfiction / ISBN: 1594482675 OCLC: 149010937 Riverhead Books, New York : 2007. An anthology of the best new masters of nonfiction storytelling, personally chosen and introduced by Ira Glass, the producer and host of the award-winning public radio program This American Life. These pieces-on teenage white collar criminals, buying a cow, Saddam Hussein, drunken British soccer culture, and how we know everyone in our Rolodex-are meant to mesmerize and inspire. --From publisher description. |