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词条 Jad Abumrad
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

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Jad Nicholas Abumrad (born April 18, 1973[1][2]) is a Lebanese-American radio host, composer, and producer. He is founder and co-host of the syndicated public radio program Radiolab with Robert Krulwich.

Early life and education

Abumrad was raised in Tennessee where he attended the University School of Nashville and where his father, Naji Abumrad, is a doctor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.[3] His mother is a scientist. Abumrad attended Oberlin College, where he studied creative writing and music composition with a special interest in electronic and electroacoustic music,[4] receiving his B.A. in 1995.

Career

Before choosing radio as a career, Abumrad composed film scores.[6]

Abumrad has reported and produced documentaries for a number of local and National Public Radio programs, including On the Media, PRI's Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Democracy Now!, and WNYC's "24 Hours at the Edge of Ground Zero".[5]

Since 2002, Abumrad has produced and co-hosted the nationally syndicated program Radiolab. His background in music has influenced the sound of Radiolab.[6] December 14, 2009 Radiolab episode In C includes a musical piece by Abumrad remixing the Terry Riley composition In C.[7]

Abumrad was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow; the foundation cited his "engaging audio explorations of scientific and philosophical questions" which "captivate listeners and bring to broadcast journalism a distinctive new aesthetic", while using "his background as a composer to orchestrate dialogue, music, and sound effects into compelling documentaries that draw listeners into investigations of otherwise intimidating topics."

Abumrad also produced and hosted The Ring & I, a look at the enduring power of Wagner's Ring Cycle. It aired nationally and internationally and earned ten awards, including the prestigious 2005 National Headliner Grand Award in Radio.[8]

In 2016, Jad launched Radiolab's first ever spin-off series, More Perfect, a podcast that tells the stories behind the U.S. Supreme Court's most famous rulings.[9]  

In 2018 Abumrad hosted the four-part podcast series, “UnErased,”which tells the stories of survivors of gay conversion therapy.[10] The podcast was co-created by the producers of the film "Boy Erased".

He is a Fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities.

Personal life

In 2007, he married his college sweetheart, Karla Murthy, who works as a television producer;[11] the couple have two children.[12]

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://thevillager.com/villager_222/tuningintoradiolabs.html |title=Tuning into Radio Lab’s strange frequency |date= |accessdate= |website=The Villager |publisher= |last=Van Mourik |first=Orli}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.radiolab.org/story/91809-happy-birthday-jad/ |title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAD !! ! |date=April 18, 2008 |accessdate= |website=Radiolab |publisher=WNYC |last=Horne |first=Ellen}}
3. ^"Placebo" (audio only; show 301), radiolab.org, May 17, 2007.
4. ^"About: Radiolab", radiolab.org
5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/bios.html |title=About the Staff |accessdate=May 31, 2007 |last=Abumrad |first=Jad |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501203911/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/bios.html |archivedate=May 1, 2007 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
6. ^The Sound of Young America: Podcast: Radiolab's Jad Abumrad and Robert Sandwich
7. ^Radio Lab, "In C," December 14, 2009. Online: http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/2009/12/14/in-c/
8. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.radiolab.org/people/jad-abumrad/ |title=People – Jad Abumrad – Radiolab |website=www.radiolab.org |access-date=2016-02-25}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnyc.org/press/radiolab-more-perfect/60216/|title=WNYC Studios Introduces “Radiolab Presents: More Perfect" {{!}} WNYC {{!}} New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News|website=WNYC|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/boy-erased-podcast-exclusive-unerased-the-history-of-conversion-therapy-in-america/|title=Gay Conversion Therapy Survivors Describe Horrors: Listen to ‘Boy Erased’-Inspired Podcast|last=|first=|date=|website=www.thewrap.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-03-09}}
11. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/now/series/Murthy.html |title=Staff Profiles |date= |accessdate= |website=NOW on PBS |publisher= |last= |first=}}
12. ^{{cite web |title=After Birth |date=August 24, 2009 |url=http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2009/aug/24/after-birth/ |work=Radiolab (blog) |accessdate=April 27, 2012 |quote=Jad—a brand new father...}}

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External links

  • {{cite web |url= http://discordmag.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/jad-abumrad-and-the-project-that-named-him-a-mcarthur-genius-fellow/ |title=Jad Abumrad and the Project That Named Him a McArthur {sic} Genius Fellow |publisher= Discord Music Magazine | date= January 14, 2012 | accessdate= June 6, 2013 | author= El-Khatib, Noha}}
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