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Glass has worked in public radio for over 20 years. He started out as an intern at National Public Radio. He was a reporter and host on several NPR programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Since 1995 he is host and producer of the radio show, This American LifeThis American Life TAL is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ in Chicago and distributed by Public Radio International. Ira Glass created the show, and has served as the producer and host since the first episode, "New Beginnings," debuted on, from WBEZWBEZ is the callsign of Chicago Public Radio in Chicago, Illinois. Financed primarily by listener contributions, they are affiliated with both NPR and PRI. Currently, WBEZ is perhaps best known as the producer of This American Life''. External links WBEZ.. The show went national in June 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan and is distributed by Public Radio InternationalPublic Radio International or PRI is a not-for-profit corporation based in the United States founded in 1983 to develop non-commercial audio programming for public radio and other audio venues. It is the United States' largest distributor of non-commercia. It reaches over 1.4 million listeners weekly.