Ben Manilla

Who is Ben Manilla?

Ben Manilla is an American broadcaster, audio producer, and teacher. He has produced and directed numerous award-winning radio programs. His work in the late 1970s included the alternative news features, News Blimps, and music documentaries for WLIR, where he was Production Director and on-air personality.

In the 1980s, Ben created news documentaries for WOR-AM, and helped develop programs at Radio Today, New York, including Flashback, Rock Stars with Timothy White, and Radio MTV.

In 1991, he moved to San Francisco and started Ben Manilla Productions which created national radio series including The House of Blues Radio Hour with Dan Aykroyd, Philosophy Talk with Stanford University, The Loose Leaf Book Company with Tom Bodett, and The Sounds of American Culture on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.

Ben's awards include Columbia University's Edward Howard Armstrong Award, the 2003 International Radio Festival Grand Award, Billboard magazine's Best Syndicated Radio Show, and the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award.