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Jay Ingram was born on 20 March, 1945 in Canada, is a Canadian broadcaster. Discover Jay Ingram's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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Author, broadcaster, science communicator |
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78 years old |
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Pisces |
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20 March 1945 |
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20 March |
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Canada
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Jay Ingram Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Jay Ingram Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jay Ingram worth at the age of 78 years old? Jay Ingram’s income source is mostly from being a successful broadcaster. He is from Canada. We have estimated Jay Ingram's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Jay Ingram CM (born March 20, 1945) is a Canadian author, broadcaster and science communicator.
Ingram hosted the science program Quirks and Quarks on CBC Radio One from 1979 (when he took over the show from David Suzuki) to 1992 (when he was succeeded by Bob McDonald).
During his tenure Ingram won two ACTRA Awards and a Centre for Investigative Journalism Award.
In 1993, Ingram hosted The Talk Show, a CBC Radio series about language, winning the "Science in Society Journalism Award" for his efforts.
He then moved to CBC Television where he contributed science features to CBC Newsworld's Canada Live and segments on the brain to The Health Show on the main network.
In November 1994 he moved to the Discovery Channel.
He was host of the television show Daily Planet (originally titled @discovery.ca), which aired on Discovery Channel Canada, since the channel's inception in 1995.
Ingram is the author of several bestselling books including Talk, Talk, Talk: Decoding the Mysteries of Speech, The Science of Everyday Life, The Velocity of Honey: And More Science of Everyday Life, The Science of Why, and The Burning House: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Brain, which won the 1995 Canadian Science Writers Book Award.
Ingram's book Theatre of the Mind: Pulling Back the Curtain on Consciousness published by HarperCollins in October 2005 was chosen as one of The Globe and Mail's Top 100 books for that year.
Ingram had a weekly science column for the Toronto Star for 12 years.
Ingram earned a bachelor of science degree in microbiology from the University of Alberta, followed by a master's degree from the University of Toronto.
He has also been awarded honorary degrees from six different Canadian universities: University of Alberta, Carleton, McGill, King's College, McMaster and the University of Calgary.
His books have been awarded three Canadian Science Writers' Awards.
Since 2005 Ingram has held the chair in science communications at The Banff Centre.
In January 2006, Ingram launched Jay Ingram's Theatre of the Mind, a podcast inspired by his most recent book.
The weekly program was co-hosted and produced by David Newland.
In 2009, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for his contributions towards making complex science accessible to the public as a broadcaster, public speaker and author, and for his leadership of future generations of science journalists".
Ingram's last episode of Daily Planet aired on June 5, 2011.
Ingram announced his retirement but stated he will make guest appearances on Daily Planet.
His book The End of Memory: A Natural History of Aging and Alzheimer's is forthcoming from St. Martin's Press in 2015.
