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| Show | The Leonard Lopate Show |
| Station(s) | WNYC |
| Style | Talk show host |
| Country | United States |
Leonard Lopate (born c. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 1941) is host of the public radio talk show The Leonard Lopate Show, broadcast on WNYC[1]. Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to He first broadcast on WKCR, the college radio station of Columbia University—where his brother Phillip was a student—then later at WBAI, before ultimately moving to WNYC. WKCR-FM (899 FM) Licensed to New York New York, USA the radio station serves the New York area Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. WBAI, a part of the Pacifica Radio Network, is a Non-commercial, listener-supported Radio station, broadcasting at 99
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Biography
Lopate came to radio relatively late in life. Born in Brooklyn and growing up in New York, he attended Brooklyn College and later Hunter College, where he trained as a serious painter (he studied with Ad Reinhardt and Mark Rothko), and worked in advertising for fifteen years. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn New York. Hunter College High School|Hunter College Elementary School Hunter College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York Adolph Dietrich Friedrich Reinhardt ( "Ad" Reinhardt) ( December 24, 1913 &ndash August 30, 1967) was an Mark Rothko, born Marcus Rothkowitz ( Latvian: Marks Rotko; September 25, 1903 &ndash February 25, 1970 [2] But when he was given a chance to host his first talk show on WBAI in 1977, he was hooked, and what began as a whim has become his life's work. Arguably, Lopate's background in art and literature (as well as in the commercial world) has been a major factor in his success.
Lopate's longest running program on WBAI was "Round Midnight", a weekly late-night show, which featured interviews and free-form discussion on a variety of topics with listeners who called in to the station. The show ran through the mid-1980s, ending when Lopate moved to WNYC-FM to host a midday talk show with radio veteran Pegeen Fitzgerald, which evolved into his present-day show.
Lopate appears regularly at one of New York’s most prestigious cultural venues, the 92nd Street Y, where he interviews celebrities and moderates his ongoing panel series "Comparing Notes. The 92nd Street Y is a multifaceted cultural institution and community center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. " He has also appeared in a similar capacity at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Queens College, Brooklyn College, the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Alliance Française, and The New School; and he has and created a series of discussions on literature for the international writer’s organization, PEN[3]. Brooklyn Academy of Music ( BAM) is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant garde Queens College, located in Flushing, Queens, New York City, is one of the senior Colleges of the City University of New York. The New York Public Library ( NYPL) is one of the leading public libraries of the world and is one of America's most significant Research libraries. The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL is the Public library system of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The Alliance française ( AF) is an organisation whose mission is to promote French language and This is about the university in New York; for other uses see New School (disambiguation.
Lopate dates freelance news anchor Emily Hoffman and lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Park Slope is a neighborhood in the western section of Brooklyn, New York City's most populous borough. [4]. His brother is the writer Phillip Lopate. Phillip Lopate (born 1943 is an American Film critic, Essayist, Fiction Writer, Poet, and Teacher.
The Leonard Lopate Show
Lopate's talk show airs on WNYC from noon to 2 pm every weekday, as well as on XM Satellite Radio Channel 133, every weekday from 4 pm to 6 pm (EST). Segments of the show are available as podcasts found on iTunes and on the station's website. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc
The show's format typically consists of four interviews ranging from twenty to forty minutes in length and covers a broad range of topics including jazz and gospel music, food and wine (winner of two James Beard Awards), literature, the arts, science and history. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to James Andrew Beard ( May 5, 1903 – January 21, 1985) was an American Chef and Food Lopate has interviewed politicians, poets, painters, novelists, filmmakers, actors, dancers and more than a few Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners. Lopate introduced two ongoing features to the program. One is called "Please Explain," in which he talks with experts on a wide variety of topics. The topics are not tied to book or movie releases and can be described as general interest. In 2006, some of the topics he delved into included sainthood, nanotechnology, insomnia, infertility and meditation. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Nanotechnology, sometimes shortened to nanotech, refers to a field of Applied science whose theme is the control of matter on an Atomic and Molecular Insomnia is a symptom of a sleeping disorder characterized by persistent difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep despite the opportunity Female infertility|Male infertility Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a Man or a Woman to contribute to conception. Meditation is a mental discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the conditioned "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness [5] The other feature is called "Underreported," in which Lopate delves deeply into political and social issues. [6]
For the show's twentieth anniversary, in 2005, Tom Brokaw interviewed Lopate about the history of the show, his goals and his interviewing style. Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American Television Journalist and Author, and [7]
Trivia
Originally called "New York & Company," the name was later changed to "The Leonard Lopate Show. "
Notes
- ^ WNYC - Lopate - Staff Bios. WNYC. Retrieved on 2006-04-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor
- ^ "Leonard Lopate, Conversational Acrobat", by Warren St. John. New York Times, March 20, 2005.
- ^ "Leonard Lopate - Biography", The Connecticut Forum.
- ^ "Frankenpup: Woof, Woof! Supermutt Labradoodles, Shi-poos Snatched Up by Movie Stars, Brooklynites; Age of Narcissism Counted in Dog Years", The New York Observer, July 2, 2006.
- ^ "Leonard Lopate - Links", Please Explain
- ^ "Leonard Lopate - Links", Underreported
- ^ "Role-Reversal: Leonard Looks Back." WNYC - Leonard Lopate Show, March 11, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
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