14 Facts About Torey Malatia

Torey Malatia was born on August 1951 and is an American journalist, radio producer, and public media manager.

Torey Malatia is a member of the board of the Public Radio Exchange, a program distributor, and the Station Resource Group, a public radio program development and fundraising group.

In 1995 journalist Ira Glass and Torey Malatia created the radio program This American Life.

Torey Malatia was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a village in the Chicago area.

Torey Malatia carried out additional post-graduate study at the University of Toronto.

Torey Malatia has spent much of his career in public radio, primarily with Chicago Public Media and its flagship station WBEZ.

Torey Malatia began work with WFMT, a public radio station in Chicago, in 1986.

Torey Malatia was hired as WBEZ vice president in charge of programing in 1993.

In 1996 Torey Malatia became WBEZ's general manager and assumed the leadership of Chicago Public Media as chief executive officer and president of the board of directors.

In November 1995 journalist Ira Glass and Torey Malatia began Your Radio Playhouse, a documentary and entertainment series on WBEZ.

Torey Malatia serves as a member of the board of directors of two public media organizations.

WBEZ is one of several founding member stations of the Public Radio Exchange, a non-profit organization that distributes programing to public radio stations; Torey Malatia serves on the PRX board.

Torey Malatia is a member of the board of directors of Station Resource Group, an organization established to provide analysis to public media organizations to help them with fundraising and programing.

Smiley criticized comments from Torey Malatia suggesting that the program focused unduly on advocacy for African American social and political issues and that the program's guests were "far less inclusive" than the station wished.