Ryan O'Shea
Ryan O’Shea | |
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Ryan O'Shea as host of 4 the 412 | |
Born |
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States | August 31, 1989
Education | University of Pittsburgh |
Occupation | Television Host |
Ryan O’Shea is an American television host, entrepreneur, and public speaker based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is best known as a host and producer of Pittsburgh American Broadcasting Company affiliate WTAE-TV’s online lifestyle and entertainment channel, 4 the 412.[1] He is the creator and host of the futurism, science, and technology themed podcast Future Grind, and serves as the spokesman and advisor of Grindhouse Wetware, a biotechnology startup company that creates technology to augment human capabilities.[2][3][4] As a public speaker, O’Shea has spoken at conferences around the world on the topics of human enhancement and futurism, including at BodyHacking Con,[5][6][7] FITUR,[8] Future of Web Apps - Boston,[9] the Medical Entrepreneur Startup Hospital,[10] and others.
A native of New Brighton, Pennsylvania, O’Shea graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012. While at university, he served as the president of the student organization Pitt in Hollywood and wrote for The Original Magazine.[11] It was during that time that he worked on films such as The Dark Knight Rises, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Warrior, Love and Other Drugs, The Next Three Days, Jack Reacher, and more.[12][13] After graduating, O’Shea produced content with The Buried Life and worked in the Washington, D.C. offices of U.S. Representative Keith Rothfus before returning to Pittsburgh. He currently represents the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a Solar System Ambassador, a program operated by the California Institute of Technology for NASA.[14]
References
- ↑ "RYAN O'SHEA". wtae.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Future Grind: About". futuregrind.org. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Hacking the Body to Hack the System: What can Healthcare learn from a Biohacker". miscmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Move Over Wearables, Make Way for Invisibles". cisco.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Hacking Humanity – The Future of the Body in the Internet of Things". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Renegade 'body hackers' implant hi-tech devices in untested sci-fi experiments". Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "'Body Hacking' Movement Rises Ahead Of Moral Answers". Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ Heraldo de Aragón (28 January 2015). "Tim Cannon, el biohacker que predica la fusión del hombre y la máquina". Heraldo.es. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Future of Web Apps Boston". 13 November 2015.
- ↑ "Be disruptive!": Interview with Tim Cannon". mesh-camp.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ ""Mister Rogers'" production team explains show's significance". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Q&A with Ryan O'Shea: On the Set of Every Recent Pittsburgh Movie". Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "Ryan O'Shea - IMDb". Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Directory of Ambassadors: Ryan O'Shea". 28 March 2016.