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NPR Personalities

Marty Moss-Coane
At the helm of Radio Times since its inception in 1987, host and executive producer Marty Moss-Coane has earned her place as one of radio's most versatile and engaging interviewers. Her thought-provoking conversations with guests and phone-in callers alike explore everything from social issues and public policy, to pop culture and the entertainment industry. Evident in each of Moss-Coane's interviews is her belief that guiding discussions fairly is of prime importance in educating and informing the audience, allowing them to make sound and informed decisions.

Neal Conan
Award-winning journalist Neal Conan hosts Talk of the Nation, a news-talk call-in show on NPR News. Working as a reporter, producer, editor and bureau chief in New York and London, Conan has spent over three decades covering everything from conflicts in Northern Ireland to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and in 1991 he was briefly held hostage in Iraq. His book, Play By Play--Baseball, Radio and Life in the Last Chance League (Crown Books), was published in 2002.

Ira Flatow
Ira Flatow hosts NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday. As the host of several science programs on network and public television, Ira trekked across Antarctica, swum with Manatees in Florida, flew a Boeing 757 and traveled silently beneath the sea on a nuclear-powered submarine. His interest in science and offbeat sense of humor have made for compelling and award-winning programs that have earned him several awards over his 30-plus years in broadcasting. He is the author of two books: They All Laughed...From Light Bulbs to Lasers: The Fascinating Stories Behind the Great Inventions That Have Changed Our Lives and Rainbows, Curveballs and Other Wonders of the Natural World Explained.

Terry Gross
She's one of public radio's most endearing personalities, an intelligent, gentle and provocative voice that more than four million people couldn't imagine not tuning into each week. Thirty years after Terry Gross began posing challenging questions to actors, authors, musicians and politicians on Fresh Air, the host and author is still pressing today's newsmakers to reveal themselves and their beliefs on air. It's this no-nonsense interviewing style, and Gross' meticulous understanding of the issue or work at hand, that keeps legions of devoted fans engrossed day after day.

Jessica Harris
Jessica Harris is the producer and host of From Scratch. Prior to her work in radio, Jessica was a documentary filmmaker who produced and directed a critically acclaimed documentary film about WWII, called On Common Ground. The film included commentary by Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite and John Kenneth Galbraith and was released widely on DVD and television (PBS). Jessica formerly worked with Woody Allen on his film Sweet and Low Down and interned as a strategic analyst for Phil Anschutz, owner of Regal Entertainment Group, the nation’s largest movie theater chain. Jessica is a board member of the Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School, located in the Berkshires in Massachusetts, and the Civilians Theater Company in New York City. She is a four time Marathon runner, and an alumni interviewer for prospective students for Harvard College admission. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Business School.

Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Lynne Rossetto Kasper's The Splendid Table was named "1999 Best National Radio Show on Food" by the James Beard Foundation, and "2000 Best National Syndicated Talk Show" by American Women in Radio and Television. Scripts Howard News Service distributes Lynne's advice column, "Ask The Splendid Table." Her first cookbook, The Splendid Table is the only book to achieve the food world's twin crown, The Cookbook of the Year Award from both the Julia Child/IACP and James Beard Awards. Her The Italian Country Table was named one of the best books of 1999 by Cook's Illustrated magazine. Lynne has written for The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Food Wine magazine and Bon Appetít. Named "One of the 12 Best Cooking Teachers in America" by The James Beard Foundation, she also lectures on food and culture in Europe and America.

Tom and Ray Magliozzi
Peabody award-winners Tom and Ray Magliozzi--a.k.a. "Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers"--have dispensed car advice on Car Talk since 1977 and shared their automotive wisdom with NPR listeners since 1987. Building on a do-it-yourself approach they applied to their Cambridge, Massachusetts garage where they rented space to customers who wanted to perform their own repairs, Tom and Ray spend the bulk of their broadcast taking calls from listeners with car trouble, and when they can't make the repair on the air, they don't hesitate to throw humor at the problem. The two brothers also work as consultants and write a weekly column that appears in 250 newspapers nationwide.

Diane Rehm
Diane Rehm has hosted The Diane Rehm Show since 1979, when it was called Kaliedoscope on WAMU. NPR began distributing the program nationally in 1995 and internationally in 1996. The recipient of numerous honors and awards, Rehm is also the author of two books--Toward Commitment: A Dialogue About Marriage (Knopf 2002) and Finding My Voice (Knopf, 1999). Her struggle with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that affects speech has raised greater awareness about the disorder.

Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson hosts Jazz Profiles, where she draws on more than 50 years of experience as an entertainer to bring her listeners the best of classic and contemporary jazz. Nancy has performed with a wide range of entertainers including Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and her style has broadened to incorporate more R&B and pop. Her many hits include "Tell Me The Truth," "How Glad I Am," "Peace Of Mind," and "Guess Who I Saw Today." She won an Emmy for The Nancy Wilson Show on NBC.

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