Paul Mercs Concerts is pleased to present the following one-night engagement with Ira Glass, creator & host of the public radio show This American Life: Ira Glass is the creator, producer & host of This American Life, the iconic weekly public radio progra
Date/Time: Sep 22 2018, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Vancouver, Queen Elizabeth Theatre | Event calendarCost: $45.00
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Ira Glass is the creator, producer & host of This American Life, the iconic weekly public radio program with millions of listeners around the world. Using audio clips, music, and video, Ira Glass delivers a unique talk; sharing lessons from his life and career in storytelling: What inspires him to create? What drives his passion? How have failures and successes informed his decisions? During his presentation, Ira Glass will mix stories live onstage and help his audience better follow the creative process of one of our foremost storytellers.
Glass began his career as an intern at National Public Radio’s network headquarters in Washington, DC in 1978 when he was 19 years old. Over the years, he worked on nearly every NPR network news program and held virtually every production job in NPR’s Washington headquarters. He has been a tape cutter, newscast writer, desk assistant, editor, and producer. He has filled in as host of Talk of the Nation and Weekend All Things Considered.
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