Ira Flatow is a radio and television journalist and author who hosts Public Radio International's popular program Science Friday.
18 Facts About Ira Flatow
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Ira Flatow has published several books, the most recent titled Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature.
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Ira Flatow has been married to realtor Miriam Flatow since 1983 and has three children.
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Ira Flatow graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo with a BS in Engineering in 1971.
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In 1966, Flatow began his career in broadcasting working in television at KHD-21 TV at H Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square, New York.
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In 1969, Ira 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.
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On January 1,2014, the Science Friday program moved from NPR to PRI with Ira Flatow continuing as host.
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In 1991, Ira Flatow wrote and reported science and technology for CBS News' CBS This Morning.
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Ira Flatow has discussed cutting-edge science on a number of programs, including the Cablevision program Maximum Science.
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Ira Flatow hosted the PBS series Big Ideas produced by WNET.
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Ira Flatow has talked about science on a number TV shows including The Merv Griffin Show, Today, Charlie Rose, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Ira Flatow has written three books that popularize topics in science and technology: Rainbows, Curveballs, and Other Wonders of the Natural World Explained, They All Laughed.
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Ira Flatow is founder and president of the Science Friday Initiative a non-profit company dedicated to creating radio, TV, and Internet projects aimed at making science user friendly.
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In 2009, Ira Flatow had a voice cameo appearance as himself on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory in "The Vengeance Formulation".
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In 2013, Ira Flatow appears as himself in person for another guest-star appearance on The Big Bang Theory, interviewing Dr Sheldon Cooper and Dr Leonard Hofstadter on Science Friday about Cooper's failed discovery in "The Discovery Dissipation".
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In 2017, Ira Flatow appeared on The Big Bang Theory interviewing Leonard Hofstadter for "Science Friday".
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In 2014, Ira Flatow settled a dispute with the federal government over a federal grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Ira Flatow did not admit any wrongdoing and he and his company settled with the government for a fee of about $146,000.