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. 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". On June 12, 2024 he was awarded "Doctor of Science, honoris causa DSc" from The
University of Western Ontario. ==References==