Melissa Block (born December 28, 1961) is an American radio host and journalist. She co-hosted NPR's All Things Considered news program from 2003 until August 14, 2015.[1] In August 2015 she became a Special Correspondent for NPR, responsible for detailed profiles of newsworthy figures, and long-form stories and series on topical issues.[1] She retired from NPR in 2023.[2]
Melissa Block | |
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 Block at the 68th Annual Peabody Awards (2010) | |
| Born | December 28, 1961 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Radio host |
| Notable credit | National Public Radio |
| Spouse | Stefan Fatsis |
Biography
editMelissa Block was born December 28, 1961. She graduated from Radcliffe College, Harvard University and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Geneva.[3]
She began her NPR career in 1985 as an editorial assistant for All Things Considered and rose to become the show's senior producer. From 1994 to 2002, she was a New York reporter and correspondent for NPR. Her reporting after the September 11 attacks helped earn NPR a Peabody Award in 2001.[4][1]
In 2008, Block was recording an interview in Chengdu, China, when the area was struck by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake.[5] Her earthquake coverage earned her a Peabody Award, a duPont-Columbia Award, a National Headliner Award, and the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award. Her coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks earned NPR a George Foster Peabody Award. Also, her reporting from Kosovo in 1999 for NPR won an Overseas Press Club Award.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c [1] Melissa Block Takes on Expanded Role at NPR News, NPR (website), August 14, 2015
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185520488/nprs-melissa-block-bids-farewell-after-38-years [bare URL]
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Melissa Block, Stefan Fatsis". The New York Times. March 3, 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Geneva.
- ^ a b "Melissa Block". NPR. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Thousands Feared Dead as Earthquake Hits China". NPR.org. Retrieved May 1, 2021.