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Brian Lehrer

Host, The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC Radio

Brian Lehrer is host of "The Brian Lehrer Show," WNYC Radio's daily call-in program, covering politics and life, locally and globally. The show airs weekdays from 10am-noon on WNYC 93.9 FM, AM 820 and wnyc.org

"The Brian Lehrer Show" was recognized with a 2007 George Foster Peabody Award for "Radio That Builds Community Rather Than Divides."

Time Magazine has called Lehrer's show "New York City's most thoughtful and informative talk show." The Daily News calls it "cutting edge" for its extreme interactivity and creative use of the internet. Guests range from politicians such as Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain, to cultural figures such as Bill T. Jones and Sarah Jessica Parker to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, gossip columnist Michael Musto, and New York City middle school students.

Lehrer is also a commentator on local and national issues on television and in print. He has appeared on TV networks including CNN, MSNBC, Fox Newschannel, C-SPAN, ABC World News Now, and NY1. He has written op-ed pieces for publications including The New York Times, The Daily News, Newsday, The New York Sun and Slate.com. He also hosts a weekly television program on CUNY-TV, "Brian Lehrer Live" featuring issue-oriented web video.

In addition to the Peabody, Lehrer has won numerous awards, including four Associated Press New York Broadcasters "Best Interview" Awards since 2000.

Lehrer was a questioner in the 2006 televised campaign debates for U.S. Senate and Governor of New York, and in the televised New York City Mayoral Debates in 1997, 2001 and 2005.

He has hosted his eponymous program, originally called "On The Line," since its inception in 1989. Prior, he was an anchor and reporter for the NBC Radio Networks, and an award-winning author and documentary producer.

Lehrer holds master's degrees in public health from Columbia University and journalism from Ohio State University and a bachelor's in music and mass communications from the State University of New York at Albany.

He lives in Upper Manhattan with his wife and two sons.

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