Jim Glassman ’65 has been named host of Ideas in Action, a Sunday public affairs show carried by PBS stations nationwide.

Glassman is the founding executive director of the George W. Bush Institute, which co-produces the show. Previously he served as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, chairman of U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He has written for the Washington Post, Reader's Digest, and the International Herald Tribune, and he currently writes a monthly column for Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

The Sidwell grad is not new to the small screen; he previously hosted TechnoPolitics for PBS, Capital Gang Sunday for CNN, and MoneyPolitics for local ABC affiliate WJLA.

Check your local listings to watch Ideas in Action with Jim Glassman. In the Washington, D.C., area, the show can be found on Howard University Television (WHUT) and Maryland Public Television.