1. Guy Raz formerly hosted NPR's Weekend All Things Considered and the TED Radio Hour.
15 Facts About Guy Raz
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Guy Raz graduated from Brandeis University in 1996 and received his master's degree in history from Cambridge University.
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In 2008, Raz spent a year as a Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard University where he studied classical history.
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In 1997, at the age of 22, Guy Raz joined NPR as an intern for NPR's afternoon news program All Things Considered.
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Guy Raz then served as a general assignment reporter, covering the 2000 presidential primaries and the story behind the famous Doors song "Light My Fire" where he interviewed all surviving members of the band.
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Guy Raz wrote for other publications during this time, mainly for the Washington City Paper, during the tenure of editor David Carr as well as The Washington Post, among others.
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Guy Raz's reporting would win the Burns Award for distinguished writing.
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Guy Raz covered Eastern Europe and the Balkans including the conflicts in Kosovo, Macedonia and Afghanistan.
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In 2009, after a sabbatical year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, Guy Raz became the weekend host of All Things Considered.
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Guy Raz is widely credited with transforming Weekend All Things Considered when he took over as host in 2009.
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Guy Raz hosted Weekend All Things Considered from 2009 to 2012.
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Guy Raz announced he was stepping down from hosting the podcast at the end of 2019.
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In September 2016, Guy Raz started hosting a new podcast on NPR, called How I Built This about entrepreneurship.
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In 2019, Guy Raz became the host of Wisdom from the Top, a podcast on leadership from Luminary.
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Guy Raz has two children with his wife, Hannah, an attorney, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.