Keep your finger on the pulse of the issues affecting the planet we call home. Hosted by Steve Curwood, "Living on Earth" examines all sides of today's most important environmental concerns. Environmental experts and leading environmental journalists join the discussion each week with compelling features and commentary on how culture, economics and technology shape the world around us. As the population and consumption continue to rise, "Living on Earth" continues to deliver the award-winning news on the subjects that affect the earth's inhabitants. Produced by World Media Foundation Inc.
About Steve Curwood
Steve Curwood created the first pilot of "Living on Earth" in the spring of 1990, and the show has run continuously since April 1991. His relationship with public radio goes back to 1979 when he began as a reporter and host of NPR's "Weekend All Things Considered." He has been a journalist for more than 30 years with experience at CBS News, the "Boston Globe," NPR, WBUR-FM/Boston and WGBH-TV/Boston. He shared the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service as part of the "Boston Globe's" education team. Read full bio.
Little-known facts about Steve
His worst job was working for a headhunting agency, he is a folksinger/guitarist, and his phobias include eggplant and heights.
"Living on Earth" Funders
National Science Foundation Ford Foundation Oak Foundation Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund Stonyfield Farms Yogurt Town Creek Foundation The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Jennifer and Ted Stanley Wellborn Ecology Fund
