Brian Lehrer
Brian Lehrer (born October 5, 1952) is an American radio talk show host on New York City's public radio station WNYC. His daily two-hour 2007 Peabody Award-winning program,[1] The Brian Lehrer Show, features interviews with newsmakers and experts about current events and social issues. Lehrer was formerly an anchor and reporter for NBC Radio Networks and has been in broadcast journalism for over 30 years.
Brian Lehrer
Early life and education[edit]
Lehrer was born in Queens and grew up in the neighborhood of Bayside.[2] He went to Bayside High School. His parents, both children of Jewish immigrants from Poland, grew up in the South Bronx and met in high school.[3]
Lehrer obtained B.A. degrees in Music and Mass Communications from the State University of New York at Albany. While a student there, he hosted a radio program on the college radio station WSUA which has since become WCDB Albany. Lehrer also hosted radio programs in Columbus, Ohio, and Norfolk, Virginia.[2]
He holds a Master of Public Health degree from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a master's degree in journalism from Ohio State University. In 2012, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Montclair State University.[4]