Member Note:

Podcaster and ex-MTV VJ Adam Curry created and hosts Daily Source Code, the first popular Internet podcast.¹ He began producing the show in August 2004 and then founded the podcasting platform and digital entertainment network Mevio (then called PodShow) in January 2005. Curry's efforts as a podcasting trailblazer have earned him the nickname "The Podfather."²

Fast Facts:

1. Born: September 3, 1964
2. Birthplace: Arlington Virginia
3. Full name: Adam Clark Curry
4. Spouse: Dutch vocalist Patricia Paay, one child
5. Former MTV VJ
6. Co-founder of Mevio
7. Co-creator of the iPodder media aggregator for downloading podcasts (now known as Juice)
8. Co-founded OnRamp Inc. and THINK New Ideas Inc. with Ron Bloom in the mid-1990s
9. Sold THINK New Ideas Inc. for $350 million³
10. Airplane and helicopter pilot
11. Sued by MTV over ownership of MTV.com domain name (settled out of court)

• 1964: Born September 3 in Arlington Virginia
• 1987-1994: VJ for MTV
• 1994-1995: Founds OnRamp Inc. and co-founds THINK New Ideas Inc.
• 1999: Sells THINK New Ideas Inc.
• 1999: Moves to the Netherlands
• 1999-2004: Works as a DJ for Veronica Radio
• 2003: Stars in reality TV series Adam's Family
• 2004: Moves to the UK
• 2004: Starts producing Daily Source Code podcast
• 2005: Founds PodShow, Inc.
• 2005-2007: Hosts Adam Curry's PodShow on Sirius Satellite Radio
• 2006: Sues Weekend tabloid for using photos without permission
• 2008: Host of Dutch radio show Curry’s Wake Up Call

"Adam is the figurehead and the face of podcasting."²—Tim Bourquin, TNC New Media

"I have always been into computers. My dad brought home computers, Sinclair, Apple II, Commodore. ... I started working part time at a computer store when I was young and built my own modem."⁴—Adam Curry

"People think I'm this poseur guy from MTV, but I don't care. I've always had this total dual life as a geek and a celebrity."¹—Adam Curry

"I like it. No matter how much s -- people give me, I love my hair."⁴—Adam Curry