12 Facts About Leonard Lopate

Leonard Lopate was given the chance to host his first talk show on WBAI in 1977; what began as a whim became his life's work.

Leonard Lopate appears regularly at the 92nd Street Y, where he interviews celebrities and moderates his ongoing panel series "Comparing Notes".

Leonard Lopate has appeared in a similar capacity at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Queens College, Brooklyn College, the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Alliance Francaise, and The New School.

Leonard Lopate has created a series of discussions on literature for the writers' organization, PEN International.

The Leonard Lopate Show aired on WNYC from noon to 2 pm every weekday until December, 2017.

Leonard Lopate interviewed politicians, poets, painters, novelists, filmmakers, actors, dancers, and more than a few Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners.

Leonard Lopate frequently interviewed actors, playwrights and producers to talk about their current NYC theatre productions.

The other feature was called "Underreported", in which Leonard Lopate delved deeply into political and social issues deemed not to have received sufficient media coverage.

One producer complained that, as she was preparing for a segment about a cookbook, Leonard Lopate informed her that the name "avocado" comes from the Aztec word for "testicle".

Leonard Lopate was famous for an Alka Seltzer commercial, along with her other work.

Phillip Leonard Lopate wrote the book, A Mother's Tale about her.

Leonard Lopate discussed his mother with Phillip on his show On February 22,2017.