“Anyone seeking insight into humor and the creative process will find interesting fare here.”
      —AudioFile

“Delivering laughs, pointed critique on Hollywood, race, political correctness, and the indignities of old age, these conversations between NPR’s Terri Gross and stars of comedy features unmissable interviews with heavyweights . . .”
      —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Fresh Air with TERRY GROSS, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Terry Gross started out in public radio in 1973, at WBFO in Buffalo. Soon after she became producer and host of Fresh Air, then a live, daily show broadcast locally, at WHYY in 1975. Fresh Air premiered nationally in its current hour-long version in 1987, designed as the lead in to the program All Things Considered. A recipient of the 2003 Edward R. Murrow award, Terry Gross has been called by the L.A. Times “One of the most thought-provoking interviewers working in the media today.” In 2007 the National Book Foundation presented her with a Literarian Award for outstanding service to the American literary community.