Person Biography:
Faith Salie is a renowned host, executive producer, and comedian, best known for her work on the National Public Radio show "Fair Game from PRI with Faith Salie". During its 300-episode run, she conducted over 1,000 interviews with notable figures, including President Jimmy Carter, Lorne Michaels, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Slash, Elizabeth Edwards, Norah Jones, Oliver Sacks, Tom Brokaw, and a family of champion elk callers.
On television, Faith hosts the Sundance Channel's coverage of the Sundance Film Festival, conducting interviews with filmmakers and actors such as Chris Rock, Uma Thurman, Billy Bob Thornton, The Doors, Kristen Wiig, Mo'Nique, and Paul Giamatti. She was also one of the stars of the critically-acclaimed improvisational sitcom, Significant Others (2004),on Bravo.
Faith has appeared in numerous sitcoms and dramas, including memorable roles in gold lamé on Sex and the City (1998) and reaching the iconic status of "tradable life form" for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) fans.
As a commentator on politics and current events, Faith has appeared on CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979),The Factor (1996),and CNN, and has contributed to the National Public Radio shows "Tell Me More" and "The Takeaway". She has also covered both the 2008 Democratic and Republican conventions for the latter show.
Faith serves as one of the moderators for the World Science Festival, leading panels with scientists such as Richard Leakey, Vilayanur Ramachandran, and Raymond Kurzweil. To justify her subscriptions to Star and US Weekly, Faith offers pop-culture punditry on a variety of VH-1 shows and is a regular on the late-night Fox News show Red Eye w/Tom Shillue (2007).
Faith has regularly performed as a stand-up comedian at the Hollywood Improv. She is also a television writer and has created/executive produced pilots for Fox, VH-1, and the Oxygen Network.
Faith is a Rhodes scholar who graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University. She completed an M. Phil. in Literature at Oxford University. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Faith uses "wicked" as an adverb and says "y'all". In her free time, she enjoys baking white trash treats and giving them away before she can eat them.
