Melissa Block
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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
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 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
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Carrasco, Emma (June 29, 2015). "Melissa Block Takes On Expanded Role At NPR News". NPR. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NPR's Melissa Block bids farewell after 38 years". NPR. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Melissa Block". NPR. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Thousands Feared Dead as Earthquake Hits China". NPR.org. May 12, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
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