Ira Flatow

Ira Flatow (/ˈaɪərə ˈfleɪtoʊ/; born March 9, 1949) is a radio and television journalist and author who hosts Public Radio International's popular Science Friday. On TV, he hosted the Emmy Award-winning Newton's Apple, a television science program for children and their families. He hosted the PBS series Big Ideas and has published several books, the most recent titled Present At The Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science And Nature.
Personal life
Flatow is a native of New York and currently lives in Connecticut.
Career
In 1965, Flatow began his career in broadcasting working in television at KHD-21 TV at H.Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square, NY. In 1969, Flatow began working in radio at WBFO, in Buffalo, New York, first as a reporter covering Vietnam anti-war demonstrations and riots and then as news director, 1971. During this time, he was working on...