Ira Glass

In the Internet age, it’s not easy to find people who’ve made their name in radio. But Ira Glass, the producer and host of public radio’s popular This American Life, is not only himself a household name and public radio lifer, he’s become known for creating the career of those he features on the show. Writers like Sarah Vowell, David Sedaris, and David Rakoff all credit the show for much of their early success, qualifying the experience as a career-defining game-changer. At it’s most basic, This American Life is storytelling about the modern American way, always presented within a smart theme and through the prism of good taste.

Updated 02/08/2012