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Jay Allison is one of public radio's most honored producers. He has produced hundreds of nationally broadcast documentaries and features for radio and television. His work has earned him the duPont-Columbia and five Peabody Awards, and he was the 1996 recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio, the industry's highest honor. He was the curator and producer of This I Believe on NPR and he produces The Moth Radio Hour. Before his career in broadcasting, Jay was a theater director in Washington, D.C. He is also the founder of the public radio stations for Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Cape Cod where he lives.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 2,726 ratings · 639 reviews · 7 distinct works

	This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women by Jay Allison (Editor), Dan Gediman (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 2,300 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	My rating:
	This I Believe 2 3.97 avg rating — 419 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	My rating:
	This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women by Jay Allison (Editor), Dan Gediman, Viki Merrick 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	A Mother's Gift: An Inspiring Collection of This I Believe Essays Celebrating Motherhood by Jay Allison (Editor), Dan Gediman, This I Believe (Editor) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	Lo que mueve mi vida: Testimonios de grandes personas by Jay Allison (Editor), Dan Gediman (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Best of NPR's Lost and Found Sound Vol. 1 by Highbridge, Jay Allison, Davia Nelson 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women by Dan Gediman, Jay Allison, Various (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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“In my humdrum life, the daily battle hasn't been good vs. evil. It's hardly so epic. Most days, my real battle is doing good vs. doing nothing. -Deirdre Sullivan”
― Jay Allison, This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

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“Beliefs are choices. No one has authority over your personal beliefs. Your beliefs are in jeopardy only when you don't know what they are.”
― Jay Allison, This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

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“Love is primal. It is comprised of compassion, care, security, and a leap of faith.”
― Jay Allison, This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

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