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"This American Life" Host Ira Glass Appearing In Galesburg This Weekend

Ira Glass
Sandy Honig
Ira Glass

"This American Life" host Ira Glass will appear at the Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg this Saturday. 

Glass' talk, "Seven Things I've Learned," starts at 7:30 p.m. "This American Life" reaches more than 2.2 million people every week on more than 500 public radio stations across the U.S., including WCBU. Another 2.5 million download the podcast every week. 

Glass began his career at NPR in 1978. He's hosted "This American Life" since 1995. 

Tickets for the show are on sale now. Call the Orpheum Theatre at (309) 342-2299 or at galesburgorpheum.org

The Saturday performance is presented by the Orpheum Theatre and Tri-States Public Radio.

Copyright 2021 WCBU. To see more, visit WCBU.

Tim Shelley is the Assignment Editor and Digital Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.
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