Get a fresh perspective of people, events and trends that shape our world. PRI's "The World" covers a wide range of topics, including science, business, technology, sports, art and music. A mix of news, features, interviews and music from around the world presents an engaging portrait of the global community. Produced by BBC World Service, Public Radio International and WGBH Radio Boston.
About Host Marco Werman
Marco Werman has been working in journalism since he was 16 year-old copy boy at the "News and Observer" in Raleigh, N.C. He discovered radio journalism while working as a freelancer for two years just north of Togo in Burkina Faso for the BBC World Service, where he later worked as a producer. Read full bio.
"The World" Funders
The Rita Allen Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
The Carnegie Corporation of New York
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Nan and Bill Harris
The Henry Luce Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
The Medtronic Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
The Skoll Foundation
PRI Program Fund
WGBH Fund for Environmental Reporting
Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
