Melissa block npr biography
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“All Things Considered” Considered
Melissa Block ’83, a host of National Public Radio’s (NPR) flagship program All Things Considered (ATC) since 2003, spoke at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on March 11 about her radio career, presenting a talk she titled “All Things Considered Considered.” Lizabeth Cohen, dean of the institute and Jones professor of American studies, welcomed the large turnout with a tongue-in-cheek observation: “Who would think so many would vända out for someone they’ve never laid eyes on before?”
All Things Considered, which first aired on May 3, 1971, is NPR’s longest-running schema, and Block has been on its staff for 28 years as a producer, editor, director, and reporter. She began her career there by arranging interviews for former ATC host Noah Adams and worked her way up the ranks. Using a recording of actual voices of ATC staff members at work, she took the audience through a day of producing the program, from the 10 a.m
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Melissa Block
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Melissa Block
American journalist (born 1961)
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]
Biography
[edit]Melissa 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