BUCKiT® #37-Barry Kibrick: PBS Host Emmy Award Winning “Between the Lines” Discusses turning obstacles into opportunities and his highly unconventional start in television

It’s been a long day of driving for this 23 year old looking for work. Feeling desperate, he pulls off the deserted road in Alaska, walks in to an airplane hanger and begs for a job cleaning toilets and scrubbing floors. A deep, gruff voice yells out from the shadows – “Hey asshole, come in here” That night a young kid with a New York accent and ill fitting suit is reading the sports news live at the Anchorage ABC affiliate. Quite literally within hours a Star Is Born and Barry Kibrick, who now has a long standing show on PBS, will always remember his highly unusual road to success. Barry Kibrick is the much loved and respected host of the Emmy award winning PBS show “Between the Lines” which has been on air for the past 22 years. Barry’s guests have included some of the most respected authors, directors, musicians, scientists, philosophers, and business and political leaders from around the globe. From Queen Noor of Jordan, and Secretary of State Warren Christopher to James Ellroy and Sir Ridley Scott – he’s interviewed the world’s greatest thinkers and players. What makes Barry’s interviews so memorable and a favorite for many who’ve been on his show, is his ability to notice the smallest and often overlooked details of their work, surprising even the most seasoned interviewees like Ron Howard. It was fun to sit down with this skillful interviewer, who started his career in an Alaskan airplane hanger, and put him in the hot seat for once and see who is going to interrogate whom.