Charlie Foster is a science producer for Youth Radio, a youth-driven media production company that delivers news and perspectives to a cross section of outlets, from NPR to The Huffington Post. He also edits Youth Radio's commentary series for WAMU in Washington, D.C. and blogs for Turnstyle.com.

Before joining Youth Radio in 2009, Foster covered Silicon Valley for Forbes Magazine and freelanced for NPR and The New York Times Magazine. He has worked as a reporter and news editor for the public radio station WLIU in Southampton, New York, and as an intern for NPR’s Science Desk and KQED’s QUEST science series. Foster has also taught high school biology and written for documentary films. He majored in biology at Gettysburg College and received a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife and daughter.