''Living on Earth'' is a weekly, hour-long and award-winning environmental news program distributed by

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(on

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from October 6, 2006, show to December 6, 2019, show, and before that, NPR from 1991 until 2006). Hosted by

Steve Curwood Stephen Thomas Curwood (born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on December 11, 1947) is a journalist, author, public radio personality and actor. In 1970, as a writer for the ''Boston Phoenix'', Steve broke the story that Polaroid's instant photo system ...

, 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 at the

University of Massachusetts Boston The University of Massachusetts Boston (stylized as UMass Boston) is a Public university, public research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the only public research university in Boston and the third-largest campus in the five-campus Un ...

. 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 National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other n ...

. ''Living on Earth'' is currently based at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The program has received numerous awards including: The 2005 Science Journalism Award from the

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, the Radio and Television News Directors Association's Edward R. Murrow Award,

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' 2002 First Place Award for Reporting on the Environment, and

Gracie Allen Awards The Gracie Awards are awards presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWM) in the United States, to celebrate and honor programming created for women, by women, and about women, as well as individuals who have made exemplary contr ...

from the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television.

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