TED.com Comes to TV with TED Talks in NYC on NYC Life

On Wednesday, March 21 at 8:30pm, NYC life (Channel 25) will debut TED Talks in NYC, A New Television show featuring world-renowned talks created by TED, the nonprofit devoted to "ideas worth spreading." NYC Media, the official network of the City of New York, has licensed the use of the talks through TED's Open TV pilot, an experimental program that has allowed broadcasters to air talks featuring a host of fascinating thinkers and authors.

TED Talks in NYC pairs curated talks from TED.com with discussions that closely examine topics – the environment, gender issues, homelessness, disabilities, psychology – and how they affect and influence New Yorkers. Host Jami Floyd leads a roundtable of local experts, authors and journalists in thoughtful conversations at the close of each episode.

The annual TED Conference in California and TEDGlobal Conference in Scotland invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for up to 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com, where they have been watched over 700 million times.

Jami Floyd is a nationally renowned anchor for cable and network news and a legal and political analyst across all platforms. Ms. Floyd has been twice nominated for an Emmy and has won several awards for her work including in 2007 the Gracie Award for Outstanding Host of a Television News Program and the Telly award for Outstanding Co-Anchor for her work on Court TV during special events coverage. She also appears on virtually every other major news network, including CBS, ABC, CNN, NBC and PBS. She frequently guest hosts on WNYC Radio in New York, and appears as a legal and political analyst on MSNBC.

Ms. Floyd holds a B.A. in political science with a Concentration in Journalism from Binghamton University and is an honors graduate of the Berkeley Law School at the University of California. In addition to her JD, she holds a Master of Laws degree from the Stanford Law School, where she also served as a teaching fellow.

TED Talks in NYC airs Wednesday at 8:30pm on NYC life (Channel 25) beginning March 21. NYC life is available in the New York tri-state area on broadcast, cable and satellite channels. Visit nyc.gov/media for local cable and satellite listings.

Photo: Geraldine Laybourne and Joanna Coles sit down with host Jami Floyd for an episode of "TED Talks in NYC." Photo courtesy of NYC Media.