Today’s Jewish Birthday: Terry Gross

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Terry Gross, 2016 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Terry Gross (February 14, 1951) is an American journalist who is the host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air, an interview-based radio show produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and distributed nationally by NPR. Since joining NPR in 1975, Gross has interviewed thousands of guests.

Gross has won praise over the years for her low-key and friendly yet often probing interview style and for the diversity of her guests. She has a reputation for researching her guests’ work the night before an interview, often asking them unexpected questions about their early careers.

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Tomorrow, February 15: Melissa Manchester