Alex Blumberg Podcast, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Salary, and Net Worth

Alex Blumberg Bio | Wiki

Alex Blumberg is a popular American entrepreneur, radio journalist, retired producer for public radio and television. As of now, Alex works as the co-founder and CEO of the podcast network Gimlet Media along with Matthew Lieber since 2014. Before joining  Gimlet, Alex worked as a co-founder of Planet Money with Adam Davidson.

Planet Money, via podcasts, radio stories, documentaries, and blog posts, delivers economic journalism in a fresh, accessible, humorous, yet hard-hitting way. He was also a producer for This American Life.

Alex Blumberg Age

Alex was born in 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States. He is 49 years old.

Alex Blumberg Height

He is a man of average stature. Alex stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx 1.72 m).

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Alex Blumberg Family

He was born and brought up in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States to his parents. Alex is the son of Richard and Joan Blumberg. His parents reside in Cincinnati, and his father works as an advertisement executive plus an early Internet pioneer. Presently, Alex has not disclosed much regarding his family.

Alex Blumberg Wife

Alex is happily married to his wife Nazanin Rafsanjani a retired head of new show development for Gimlet Media. The two tied the knot on August 26, 2007. Alex and his wife Nazanin have a son named Calvin who was born on 14 July 2010. In 2012, the couple welcomed a little princess.

Alex Blumberg Education

He received a B.A. from Oberlin College and is now an adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia University. Following graduating, Alex lived in Russia for a year prior to returning to his hometown and finally moving to Chicago. During his time in Chicago, Alex taught science at a private school for four years.

Alex Blumberg Podcast

He is the Editorial Director and Co-Founder of Gimlet Media and the Co-Host of How to Save a Planet. Alex is also a producer for This American Life and a co-host on the hit podcast Planet Money and the Gimlet shows StartUp and Without Fail. He is the co-founder and host of How I Built This with Guy Raz an episode that takes 0ne hour 22 minutes. All his podcasts are be found on Youtube and iHeart. Together with co-host Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, he launched the hit podcast How to Save a Planet, a show designed to make the topic of climate change fun and empowering.

Alex Blumberg Gimlet

He works as an entrepreneur, radio journalist, former producer at This American Life, and the co-founder, alongside Adam Davidson, of the This American Life/NPR co-production Planet Money. Alex left a long career in public radio to launch his most recent endeavor, a for-profit podcast network focusing on narrative journalism and story-telling. He and Adam Davidson’s first show on the network, Startup, is a podcast documenting the launching of our podcast business. (Meta. We know.)

Before joining  Gimlet, Alex worked as a  co-founded Planet Money with Adam Davidson. Planet Money, via podcasts, radio stories, documentaries, and blog posts, delivers economic journalism in a fresh, accessible, humorous, yet hard-hitting way. Alex executive produced the interactive project Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt, which received almost every major online award and became nominated for an Emmy.

In addition to Alex’s work on the economy, he has done radio documentaries on, among other things, life aboard a US aircraft carrier, teenage Steve Forbes supporters, as well as prisoners staging a production of Hamlet.

He also worked as executive producer on the television version of This American Life, which aired on the Showtime network. This show received rave reviews from almost every major market television critic. It received four Emmy awards, such as the award for best non-fiction television series.

Alex Blumberg Salary

He earns a satisfying amount from his work as the co-founder and CEO of the podcast network Gimlet Media along with Matthew Lieber since 2014. Alex’s average salary is $67,568 per year.

Alex Blumberg Net Worth

Alex gets his wealth from his work as the co-founder and CEO of the podcast network Gimlet Media along with Matthew Lieber since 2014. Therefore, Alex has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Alex’s estimated net worth is $667,186.

Who Is Alex Blumberg Married To

Alex married his wife Nazanin Rafsanjani a retired head of new show development for Gimlet Media. The two tied the wedding knot on the 26th of August 2007. Alex and his wife Nazanin have a son named Calvin who was born on 14 July 2010. In 2012, the couple welcomed a little princess.

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