Fresh Air is an American radio talk show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States since 1985. It is produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show's host is Terry Gross. As of 2017[update], the show was syndicated to 624 stations and claimed nearly 5 million listeners.[1] The show is fed live weekdays at 12:00 noon ET.[not verified in body] In addition, some stations carry Fresh Air Weekend, a re-programming of highlights of the week's interviews.[2][3] In 2016, Fresh Air was the most-downloaded podcast on iTunes.[4]
The show began in 1975 at WHYY (then called WUHY), with Judy Blank as host. In September of that year, Terry Gross took over as presenter and producer; over 45 years later she remains its chief presenter. In 1985, WHYY launched a weekly half-hour edition of Fresh Air, which was distributed nationally by NPR.[5] The show began daily national broadcasts in 1987.[5] The show is composed primarily of interviews with prominent figures in various fields, among them entertainment and the arts, culture, journalism, and global current affairs. This main segment is followed by shorter segments, most often comprising coverage and reviews of events and new releases in various cultural and entertainment spheres. The subjects of these shorter segments include movies, books, stage plays, television programs, as well as recordings of popular music, jazz, and classical music. The program also features commentary and interviews from a range of regular contributors, including Maureen Corrigan, David Bianculli, Dave Davies, Ken Tucker, Kevin Whitehead, John Powers, Lloyd Schwartz, Geoffrey Nunberg, Justin Chang, and Nick Quah.[6] Past contributors include Geoff Nunberg,[7] Milo Miles, and Ed Ward.[8]Tonya Mosley, who co-hosted WBUR's Here & Now, was named co-host of Fresh Air in 2023.[9] The show was formerly titled "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" but is now simply branded "Fresh Air."[10]
David Edelstein was let go from his position as film critic for the show on November 27, 2018, for comments made in the wake of Bernardo Bertolucci's death.[11]
The executive producer of Fresh Air is Danny Miller. The program is produced and edited by Amy Salit, Phyllis Myers, Ann Marie Baldonado, Sam Briger, Lauren Krenzel, Heidi Saman, Therese Madden, Thea Chaloner, Seth Kelley and Susan Nyakundi. The show is directed by Roberta Shorrock. Audrey Bentham is the engineer. Molly Seavy-Nesper is the producer of Digital Media.[12]
The program's interviews are pre-recorded and edited, not broadcast live.[13] As with many such radio programs, guests are often not in the studio during recording, and often speak remotely from a local affiliate station, or a home studio.[14] When pressing news requires, the show has gone live, such as during the Soviet coup attempt of 1991, and in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing on April 19, 2013.
Fresh Air interviews are generally first aired on the Monday through Thursday shows. The Friday shows are rebroadcasts of past interviews.
Fresh Air has become a premiere source of audio journalism. Politicians, public intellectuals, and celebrities (such as R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, pictured) are among those who have been interviewed by its host, Terry Gross.
In February 2002, when Gross interviewed Gene Simmons of Kiss, Simmons discussed his sexual experimentation with women of all age groups and propositioned Gross in demonstration; according to NPR's website, Simmons withheld permission to supply transcripts or audio of the interview on their website.[15][16][17]
In July 2010, Fresh Air was removed from Mississippi Public Broadcasting radio because of "recurring inappropriate content", shortly after the broadcast of an interview with comedian Louis C.K. in which he discussed his sex life.[18] By mid-2011, it had returned to the state network's evening line-up.[19]
AwardsEdit
In 1993, NPR, Fresh Air, and Gross were presented with the George Foster Peabody Award with praise for her "probing questions, revelatory interviews, and unusual insights".[20] The show was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2012.[21] The show would win an institutional Peabody in 2022.[22]
In 2004, Gross published a book of her favorite interviews from the show under the title All I Did Was Ask.[23]
In 2016, Gross received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama, "For her artful probing of the human experience. Her patient, persistent questioning in thousands of interviews over four decades has pushed public figures to reveal personal motivations behind extraordinary lives—revealing simple truths that affirm our common humanity."[24]
ReferencesEdit
^"Fresh Air from WHYY: About the program". Fresh Air. NPR; WHYY-FM. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^Sharf, Zack (November 27, 2018). "Film Critic David Edelstein Fired by NPR Over 'Last Tango in Paris' Rape Joke".
^"About 'Fresh Air'". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
^Kerr, Jolie (November 17, 2018). "How to Talk to People, According to Terry Gross". New York Times. Section ST. p. 4. Retrieved 28 July 2022. One thing she does not allow of her interview subjects, however, is input on the edit. "When the interview is over, you don't have a chance to call back and say, 'Well I like my answer to this, I don't like my answer to that, can you edit that out," she said.
^Burton, Sarah (October 25, 2015). "How to Talk to Strangers". New York Times. Sunday Magazine. p. 34. Retrieved 28 July 2022. As a practicality, Gross performs most of her interviews long distance.
^"Leader and Bassist of the Band Kiss, Gene Simmons". Fresh Air. NPR; WHYY. 2002-02-04. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
^Gene Simmons (4 February 2002). . Fresh Air (Interview). Interviewed by Terry Gross. WHYY; NPR. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
^Gene Simmons (4 February 2002). "Listen to the Terry Gross and Gene Simmons Interview". Fresh Air (Interview). Interviewed by Terry Gross. WHYY; NPR. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
^O'Neal, Sean (2010-07-16). "Louis C.K. interview gets NPR's Fresh Air banned in Mississippi". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
^. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^. The Peabody Award. Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
^"Fresh Air". National Radio Hall Of Fame. 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
^"Fresh Air Receives Peabody Institutional Award". PeabodyAwards.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
^Gross, Terry (2004). All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists. New York: Hyperion. ISBN1-4013-0010-3.
^"At White House, a Golden Moment for America's Great Artists and Patrons". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
Further readingEdit
Burton, Susan (21 October 2015). "Terry Gross and the Art of Opening Up". The New York Times Magazine. p. 34 (as "How to Talk to Strangers"). ISSN 0028-7822. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
Gross, Terry (2004). All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists (1st ed.). New York: Hyperion Books. ISBN1401300103. OCLC 54459942. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
Kerr, Jolie (November 17, 2018). "How to Talk to People, According to Terry Gross". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
External linksEdit
Official website
Fresh Air Archive
Streaming audio schedule
August 27, 2023
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For other uses see Fresh air Fresh Air is an American radio talk show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States since 1985 It is produced by WHYY FM in Philadelphia Pennsylvania The show s host is Terry Gross As of 2017 update the show was syndicated to 624 stations and claimed nearly 5 million listeners 1 The show is fed live weekdays at 12 00 noon ET not verified in body In addition some stations carry Fresh Air Weekend a re programming of highlights of the week s interviews 2 3 In 2016 Fresh Air was the most downloaded podcast on iTunes 4 Fresh AirGenreInterviewRunning timec 50 min Country of originUnited StatesLanguage s EnglishHome stationWHYYSyndicatesNPR WHYYHosted byTerry GrossTonya MosleyRecording studioPhiladelphia PennsylvaniaOriginal release1975 presentAudio formatStereophonicWebsitewww wbr npr wbr org wbr programs wbr fresh air wbr Contents 1 Overview 2 Background 3 Controversial interviews 4 Awards 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksOverview EditThe show began in 1975 at WHYY then called WUHY with Judy Blank as host In September of that year Terry Gross took over as presenter and producer over 45 years later she remains its chief presenter In 1985 WHYY launched a weekly half hour edition of Fresh Air which was distributed nationally by NPR 5 The show began daily national broadcasts in 1987 5 The show is composed primarily of interviews with prominent figures in various fields among them entertainment and the arts culture journalism and global current affairs This main segment is followed by shorter segments most often comprising coverage and reviews of events and new releases in various cultural and entertainment spheres The subjects of these shorter segments include movies books stage plays television programs as well as recordings of popular music jazz and classical music The program also features commentary and interviews from a range of regular contributors including Maureen Corrigan David Bianculli Dave Davies Ken Tucker Kevin Whitehead John Powers Lloyd Schwartz Geoffrey Nunberg Justin Chang and Nick Quah 6 Past contributors include Geoff Nunberg 7 Milo Miles and Ed Ward 8 Tonya Mosley who co hosted WBUR s Here amp Now was named co host of Fresh Air in 2023 9 The show was formerly titled Fresh Air with Terry Gross but is now simply branded Fresh Air 10 David Edelstein was let go from his position as film critic for the show on November 27 2018 for comments made in the wake of Bernardo Bertolucci s death 11 The executive producer of Fresh Air is Danny Miller The program is produced and edited by Amy Salit Phyllis Myers Ann Marie Baldonado Sam Briger Lauren Krenzel Heidi Saman Therese Madden Thea Chaloner Seth Kelley and Susan Nyakundi The show is directed by Roberta Shorrock Audrey Bentham is the engineer Molly Seavy Nesper is the producer of Digital Media 12 Background EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The program s interviews are pre recorded and edited not broadcast live 13 As with many such radio programs guests are often not in the studio during recording and often speak remotely from a local affiliate station or a home studio 14 When pressing news requires the show has gone live such as during the Soviet coup attempt of 1991 and in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing on April 19 2013 Fresh Air interviews are generally first aired on the Monday through Thursday shows The Friday shows are rebroadcasts of past interviews The show s theme song a jazz piece called Fresh Air was composed for the program by Joel Forrester of The Microscopic Septet Controversial interviews Edit Fresh Air has become a premiere source of audio journalism Politicians public intellectuals and celebrities such as R E M s Michael Stipe pictured are among those who have been interviewed by its host Terry Gross In February 2002 when Gross interviewed Gene Simmons of Kiss Simmons discussed his sexual experimentation with women of all age groups and propositioned Gross in demonstration according to NPR s website Simmons withheld permission to supply transcripts or audio of the interview on their website 15 16 17 In July 2010 Fresh Air was removed from Mississippi Public Broadcasting radio because of recurring inappropriate content shortly after the broadcast of an interview with comedian Louis C K in which he discussed his sex life 18 By mid 2011 it had returned to the state network s evening line up 19 Awards EditIn 1993 NPR Fresh Air and Gross were presented with the George Foster Peabody Award with praise for her probing questions revelatory interviews and unusual insights 20 The show was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2012 21 The show would win an institutional Peabody in 2022 22 In 2004 Gross published a book of her favorite interviews from the show under the title All I Did Was Ask 23 In 2016 Gross received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama For her artful probing of the human experience Her patient persistent questioning in thousands of interviews over four decades has pushed public figures to reveal personal motivations behind extraordinary lives revealing simple truths that affirm our common humanity 24 References Edit Fresh Air from WHYY About the program Fresh Air NPR WHYY FM Retrieved 5 January 2017 Fresh Air Weekend Nina Totenberg Watchmen Writer Cord Jefferson NPR org Retrieved 2021 01 04 Fresh Air Weekend WNYC New York Public Radio Podcasts Live Streaming Radio News WNYC Retrieved 2021 01 04 Apple unveils Best of 2016 across apps music movies and more Press release Apple Inc Retrieved 2017 09 06 a b Terry Gross National Public Radio Retrieved 5 January 2017 About Fresh Air NPR NPR May 10 2023 Retrieved May 10 2023 Fresh Air Linguist Geoff Nunberg Dies At 75 NPR NPR August 13 2020 Retrieved May 10 2023 Fresh Air Remembers Rock Historian Ed Ward NPR NPR May 6 2021 Retrieved May 10 2023 Fresh Air welcomes new co host Tonya Mosley NPR NPR May 4 2023 Retrieved May 10 2023 Fresh Air with Terry Gross Sharf Zack November 27 2018 Film Critic David Edelstein Fired by NPR Over Last Tango in Paris Rape Joke About Fresh Air National Public Radio Retrieved 2017 08 28 Kerr Jolie November 17 2018 How to Talk to People According to Terry Gross New York Times Section ST p 4 Retrieved 28 July 2022 One thing she does not allow of her interview subjects however is input on the edit When the interview is over you don t have a chance to call back and say Well I like my answer to this I don t like my answer to that can you edit that out she said Burton Sarah October 25 2015 How to Talk to Strangers New York Times Sunday Magazine p 34 Retrieved 28 July 2022 As a practicality Gross performs most of her interviews long distance Leader and Bassist of the Band Kiss Gene Simmons Fresh Air NPR WHYY 2002 02 04 Retrieved 2008 01 17 Gene Simmons 4 February 2002 Transcript of Gene Simmons and Terry Gross host of NPR s Fresh Air Fresh Air Interview Interviewed by Terry Gross WHYY NPR Archived from the original on 2008 01 01 Retrieved 2008 01 17 Gene Simmons 4 February 2002 Listen to the Terry Gross and Gene Simmons Interview Fresh Air Interview Interviewed by Terry Gross WHYY NPR Retrieved 2008 01 17 O Neal Sean 2010 07 16 Louis C K interview gets NPR s Fresh Air banned in Mississippi The A V Club Retrieved 2010 07 16 MPB Mississippi Public Broadcasting Archived from the original on 21 June 2011 Retrieved 13 October 2014 The Peabody Award Winners Archive The Peabody Award Archived from the original on 2007 02 04 Retrieved 2007 03 13 Fresh Air National Radio Hall Of Fame 2017 Retrieved January 9 2017 Fresh Air Receives Peabody Institutional Award PeabodyAwards com 24 May 2022 Retrieved 2022 05 24 Gross Terry 2004 All I Did Was Ask Conversations with Writers Actors Musicians and Artists New York Hyperion ISBN 1 4013 0010 3 At White House a Golden Moment for America s Great Artists and Patrons NPR org Retrieved 2017 08 28 Further reading EditBurton Susan 21 October 2015 Terry Gross and the Art of Opening Up The New York Times Magazine p 34 as How to Talk to Strangers ISSN 0028 7822 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Gross Terry 2004 All I Did Was Ask Conversations with Writers Actors Musicians and Artists 1st ed New York Hyperion Books ISBN 1401300103 OCLC 54459942 Retrieved 12 February 2019 Kerr Jolie November 17 2018 How to Talk to People According to Terry Gross The New York Times Retrieved July 31 2019 External links EditOfficial website Fresh Air Archive Streaming audio schedule Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fresh Air amp oldid 1163782698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
