Jim Freund (born 1954) is a radio personality and a prominent figure in the speculative fiction community as host of the Pacifica Radio show Hour of the Wolf and as curator of the New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series.[ WBAI Official Site][ New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series]
Biography
Freund lives in
Brooklyn, New York with his partner, speculative fiction writer and tech editor
Barbara Krasnoff and "lots of toy penguins."
[ Readercon biography of Jim Freund .]["The Authors: Barbara Krasnoff" in Clockwork Phoenix 4, Mythic Delirium Books, Roanoke VA, 2013, p. 268.]["The Authors: Barbara Krasnoff" in Clockwork Phoenix 5, Mythic Delirium Books, Roanoke VA, 2016, p. 259.]
Career
As host and producer of
Hour of the Wolf (created by
Margot Adler), which has aired on
WBAI in New York City since 1974, Freund has presented the work of and interviewed many major figures in speculative fiction. As
curator of the New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series he has been responsible for the presentation of a long-running series of live readings by major figures of speculative fiction.
[ Hour of the Wolf: Upcoming Programs/Past Guests]
He also has a deep interest in the stage and has produced three plays off-off-Broadway.
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