Jad Abumrad Biography
Jad Abumrad born Jad Nicholas Abumrad 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.
Jad Abumrad Age
Jad Nicholas Abumrad was born on April 18, 1973. As of 2019, he is 46 years of age. He is of American Nationality.
Jad Abumrad Education
Abumrad was raised in Tennessee. His father Naji Abumrad is a doctor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and his mother is a scientist.
He attended the University School of Nashville Abumrad. Later he went to Oberlin College, where he studied creative writing and music composition with a special interest in electronic and electroacoustic music, receiving his B.A. in 1995.
Jad Abumrad Wife
Jad is a married man. In 2007, he married his college sweetheart, Karla Murthy, who works as a television producer. Together they have two children and are living happily with no sign of divorce.
Jad Abumrad Height
His height, weight and overall body measurements are still under review. They will be updated as soon as they are clear.
Jad Abumrad Career
Before getting into radio as a career, Abumrad composed film scores.
He 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”.
Since 2002, Abumrad has produced and co-hosted the nationally syndicated program Radiolab. The sound of Radiolab has been influenced by his background in music. A December 14, 2009 Radiolab episode In C includes a musical piece by him remixing the Terry Riley composition In C.
Abumrad was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow; the foundation cited his “engaging audio explorations of scientific and philosophical questions”. This captivates 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.”
He has 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.
In 2016, he launched Radiolab’s first-ever spin-off series, More Perfect. It’s a podcast that tells the stories behind the U.S. Supreme Court’s most famous rulings.
In 2018 Abumrad hosted the four-part podcast series, “UnErased,” which tells the stories of survivors of gay conversion therapy. 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.
Jad Abumrad Net Worth
Jad is a radio host, composer, and producer. He is also founder and co-host of the syndicated public radio program Radiolab with Robert Krulwich. He lives a lavish and luxurious life with an estimated net worth of $15 Million.
Jad Abumrad Podcasts
Radiolab:
Radiolab, with Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, is a radio show and podcast weaving stories and science into sound and music-rich documentaries.
It’s most recent episodes include;
Bit Flip
On MAY 8, 2019
Dinopocalypse Redux
On MAY 2, 2019
Fu-Go
On APRIL 25, 2019
You can get the full podcasts from: www.npr.org
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