Living on Earth
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Living on Earth is a weekly, hour-long and award-winning environmental news program distributed by Public Radio International
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...

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Hosted by Steve Curwood
Steve Curwood
Steve Curwood is a journalist, author, public radio personality and actor.- Biography :Curwood was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and brought up as a Quaker in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where his mother, Sarah Thomas Curwood, was a sociology professor at Antioch College.In 1970, as a writer for the...

, the program features interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues, exploring how humans interact with their landscape. The show airs on over 300 public radio stations nationwide and reaches 80% of the United States. It is produced and recorded in Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...

. As an independent media program, Living on Earth (LOE
Loe
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) relies entirely on contributions from listeners and institutions supporting public service including PRI affiliates and PRI. In previous years, the program had been distributed by National Public Radio.

The program has received numerous awards including:

The 2005 Science Journalism Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Radio and Television News Directors Association's Edward R. Murrow Award,
Society of Environmental Journalists' The 2002 First Place Award for Reporting on the Environment, and Gracie Allen Awards from the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television.

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