Terry Gross has a gift for revealing what makes someone tick. Tune in to National Public Radio’s daily afternoon program, Fresh Air, and you’re certain to hear her interviewing some of the most prominent figures of our time: John Updike, Arthur Miller, Spalding Gray, Sonny Rollins, Diane Keaton, Elvis Costello. Engaging her guests with an unusual mixture of confidence, genuine interest, and just a touch of vulnerability, Terry Gross brings us into an intimate place where the “celebrity” becomes more understandable – more human. If one searches the media landscape for islands of unalloyed intelligence and integrity, few come more quickly to mind than Fresh Air. And while Gross truly has a knack for getting her guests to reveal their essence by way of their art, it’s noteworthy that she never shows very much of herself during an interview. So did you ever wonder – what makes Terry Gross tick? In her speaking engagements, Terry Gross talks about her techniques for good interviews and tells a bit about who she is and why she does what she does. Then, like her guests, Terry Gross and her work become more understandable.

In 1975, Terry Gross began hosting and producing Fresh Air at WHYY in Philadelphia; it has since become a daily, one-hour program distributed nationally to 406 stations. Over the years, Fresh Air has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Peabody Award and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Award for “Best Live Radio Program.” In 1999, American Women in Radio and Television has named Terry Gross a winner of the Gracie Award in the category National Network Radio Personality. The award recognizes an individual who "fosters the development of accurate and realistic portrayal of women in radio programming.” In 2003, Terry Gross was awarded the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award; at the ceremony her work was cited for its “probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insights.” The award also recognized her for fostering the “growth, quality and positive image of radio.” In the fall of 2004, an anthology of Terry Gross’s interviews entitled All I Did Was Ask: Fresh Air Interviews with Terry Gross will be published.

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