Producer Ira Glass Speak About "This American Life"

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Published October 17, 2006 at 8:09 AM PDT

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"This American Life" features the stories of ordinary people with extraordinary stories. The stories are often told in that person's own voice. Producer Ira Glass speaks about the show's innovative st

Tom Fudge : Ira Glass has been producing This American Life for ten years. The show features the stories of ordinary people with extraordinary stories. The stories are often told in that person’s own voice. The show has won the prestigious Peabody and duPont-Columbia awards. Ira Glass is very deliberate and reflective when it comes to producing his show. And every once in a while he likes to get out of town and talk about what he does.

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Ira Glass , host of This American Life , which airs Sundays at 6 p.m. on KPBS Radio.