Living on Earth is a weekly, hour-long and award-winning environmental news program distributed by Public Radio International. Hosted by Steve Curwood, 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. As an independent media program, Living on Earth (LOE) 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.
Famous quotes containing the words living on, living and/or earth:
“A man may travel fast enough and earn his living on the road.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“It seems to me that all of the evil in life comes from idleness, boredom, and psychic emptiness, but all of that is inevitable when you become accustomed to living at others’ expense.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“Man feeds the earth; the earth feeds man.”
—Chinese proverb.