Marty Moss-Coane

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Marty Moss-Coane
Born (1949-02-14) February 14, 1949 (age 74)
NationalityAmerican
Education Temple University
Occupation Radio personality
Employer WHYY
Known for Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane

Marjorie S. "Marty" Moss-Coane (born February 14, 1949) [1] is an American radio personality and executive. [2] She was the host and executive producer of Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane , in Philadelphia. Moss-Coane has worked at WHYY-FM since 1983, when she began working as an associate producer on Fresh Air . [2] She became a host when Fresh Air went national in 1987. [3]

Career

Moss-Coane started her career at WHYY as a newsroom volunteer in 1980 and became a reporter in subsequent years. [4] She joined the radio station after working as a school counselor and mental health professional. [2] [5] She began working on the show Fresh Air in the mid-1980s as an editor and assistant producer, but Terry Gross and co-executive producer Danny Miller encouraged her to try interviewing. [2] On October 27, 1987, she started as the host of Radio Times , and worked in that capacity until the program left the air in 2022. [2] Since then she has hosted the program "The Connection" on WHYY.

Moss-Coane is a graduate of Temple University. [6]

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References

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