Marty Moss-Coane Explained

Marty Moss-Coane
Birth Date:14 February 1949
Known For:Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane
Employer:WHYY
Education:Temple University
Occupation:Radio personality
Nationality:American

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. 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.[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. 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. Since then she has hosted the program "The Connection" on WHYY.

Education

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

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Public Records Index Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. News: WHYY's Marty Moss-Coane has hosted 30 years of 'Radio Times' (and one distressing segment with Carl Bernstein). Timpane. John. Philly.com. 2018-04-27.
  3. Web site: Marty Moss-Coane Bio . 2012-04-20.
  4. News: Marty Moss-Coane Reflects on Over Three Decades of 'Radio Times'. Jacobs. Melissa. 2018-04-01. 2018-04-27. en.
  5. Web site: One of Us: Marty Moss-Coane of WHYY's Radio Times. phillymag.com. 23 May 2014 . en-US. 2018-04-30.
  6. Web site: Marty Moss Coane Daughters Distinguished Daughters of PA. distinguisheddaughtersofpa.org. en. 2018-04-30.