Ira Glass

Like they had one afternoon news show that was not very well listened to, all things considered. No, they weren't even on a satellite. Like the way the show was distributed was on phone lines around the country. And then I just started working there and I just found I really liked it. and liked the people, and it was interesting making stuff for the radio.

Like they had one afternoon news show that was not very well listened to, all things considered. No, they weren't even on a satellite. Like the way the show was distributed was on phone lines around the country. And then I just started working there and I just found I really liked it. and liked the people, and it was interesting making stuff for the radio.

And I had a couple of turning point moments, but one of them was that, not that first summer, but I got hired back for a real job the second summer by this guy whose job it was to invent new ways to do radio documentary.

And I had a couple of turning point moments, but one of them was that, not that first summer, but I got hired back for a real job the second summer by this guy whose job it was to invent new ways to do radio documentary.

And I had a couple of turning point moments, but one of them was that, not that first summer, but I got hired back for a real job the second summer by this guy whose job it was to invent new ways to do radio documentary.

His name was Keith Talbot, and one of the things that he was doing, one of the many things he was doing, was working with this guy who would tell stories on the radio named Joe Frank.

His name was Keith Talbot, and one of the things that he was doing, one of the many things he was doing, was working with this guy who would tell stories on the radio named Joe Frank.

His name was Keith Talbot, and one of the things that he was doing, one of the many things he was doing, was working with this guy who would tell stories on the radio named Joe Frank.

And Joe was doing monologues on the radio at the time that were unlike anything I had ever heard. And Joe is an incredible performer and would put kind of like melodic, dreamy music underneath it.

And Joe was doing monologues on the radio at the time that were unlike anything I had ever heard. And Joe is an incredible performer and would put kind of like melodic, dreamy music underneath it.

And Joe was doing monologues on the radio at the time that were unlike anything I had ever heard. And Joe is an incredible performer and would put kind of like melodic, dreamy music underneath it.

Like, I had never heard anybody tell a story on the radio, actually. And so I had never had the experience of listening to somebody tell some story where you just get caught up in the story and you're just like, what is going to happen? What is going to happen? And I remember sitting in NPR's old Studio 2 on the first floor of their original headquarters on M Street in Washington,

Like, I had never heard anybody tell a story on the radio, actually. And so I had never had the experience of listening to somebody tell some story where you just get caught up in the story and you're just like, what is going to happen? What is going to happen? And I remember sitting in NPR's old Studio 2 on the first floor of their original headquarters on M Street in Washington,

Like, I had never heard anybody tell a story on the radio, actually. And so I had never had the experience of listening to somebody tell some story where you just get caught up in the story and you're just like, what is going to happen? What is going to happen? And I remember sitting in NPR's old Studio 2 on the first floor of their original headquarters on M Street in Washington,

watching Joe record his narration. And I just remember thinking, like, I don't know what this is, but I want to do that. Like, whatever that is. Like, I just, I had never had the experience of, like, getting caught up in some story and realizing, like, oh, radio can do this. Like, I had no idea of that. And so for me, that was that, that was that moment.

watching Joe record his narration. And I just remember thinking, like, I don't know what this is, but I want to do that. Like, whatever that is. Like, I just, I had never had the experience of, like, getting caught up in some story and realizing, like, oh, radio can do this. Like, I had no idea of that. And so for me, that was that, that was that moment.

watching Joe record his narration. And I just remember thinking, like, I don't know what this is, but I want to do that. Like, whatever that is. Like, I just, I had never had the experience of, like, getting caught up in some story and realizing, like, oh, radio can do this. Like, I had no idea of that. And so for me, that was that, that was that moment.

I was just like, this thing that he's doing, I want to do. Like, I didn't come into being in... being on the radio by being a journalist. The thing that I liked when I was a kid was I liked Broadway shows, and I liked movies, and I liked comedians. I really didn't know anything about journalism.

I was just like, this thing that he's doing, I want to do. Like, I didn't come into being in... being on the radio by being a journalist. The thing that I liked when I was a kid was I liked Broadway shows, and I liked movies, and I liked comedians. I really didn't know anything about journalism.

I was just like, this thing that he's doing, I want to do. Like, I didn't come into being in... being on the radio by being a journalist. The thing that I liked when I was a kid was I liked Broadway shows, and I liked movies, and I liked comedians. I really didn't know anything about journalism.