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Ira Flatow

American radio, television, web journalist, host of the public radio program ''Science Friday'' · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1949 · age 77

Ira Flatow is a radio and television journalist and author who hosts WNYC Studio's program Science Friday. On TV, he hosted the PBS children's science series Newton's Apple, a television science program for children and their families which won a Daytime Emmy Award. Later he hosted another PBS series, Big Ideas.

Ira Flatow is read about 51 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 24 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Nierenberg Prize2010
Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science1999

About this person

He has published several books, the most recent titled Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1949 · age 77

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