Michael Krasny Biography
Michael Jay Krasny is an American radio host who hosted Forum, a news and public affairs program on San Francisco’s public radio station KQED-FM from 1993 until 2021. Forum covered current events, politics, and culture Krasny is also a professor of English literature at San Francisco State University.
Michael Krasny Age
He was born Michael Jay Krasny on 22 September 1944, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. Jay is 79 years old as of September 2023.
Michael Krasny Education
He earned his B.A. cum laude in 1966 and his M.A. in 1967 from Ohio University, where he attended the Honors College and joined Phi Beta Kappa. He earned a Ph.D. in twentieth-century American literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Michael Krasny Family
Krasny is a second-generation American, born in Cleveland and lived in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. His grandparents moved from Russia and Lithuania and raised him in a Jewish household.
Michael Krasny Wife
He is happily married to his wife, an attorney and an alumna of San Francisco State University, Krasny has two daughters.
Michael Krasny Career
In the late 1970s, Krasny presented a weekly Marin County talk program called “Beyond the Hot Tub” on KTIM-FM, a low-power rock station. He went on to anchor a popular radio show on KGO (AM) from 1984 to December 1992. He took over as host of Forum in 1993, and the program’s focus shifted to more national issues. On November 9, 2020, Krasny announced his retirement from Forum on February 15, 2021. His last Forum broadcast occurred on February 12, 2021. Krasny is a professor of English at San Francisco State University, where he mostly teaches American literature since 1970. Krasny is a well-published scholar, critic, and fiction writer. In addition, he has extensive experience as a business facilitator and host, as well as a moderator for nonprofit events. Krasny claimed in his book Spiritual Envy (2010) that he turned agnostic later in life.
Michael Krasny Net Worth
Krasny has an estimated net worth of 500 thousand dollars.
