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| Born | c. 1962 |
| Education | Harvard University University of Geneva |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Stefan Fatsis |
| Notable credit(s) | National Public Radio |
Melissa Block (born c. 1962) is an American radio host. She is one of the hosts of National Public Radio's All Things Considered news program.
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Biography
She graduated from Harvard University in 1983 with a degree in French history and literature and in 1984 was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Geneva. She is married to former Wall Street Journal reporter and NPR sports contributor Stefan Fatsis. They have a daughter and live in Washington, D.C.. She started with All Things Considered in 1985 as an editorial assistant. She later worked as editor, director, senior producer, and then as a correspondent in New York. Her 1999 report investigating rape as a weapon of war in Kosovo was cited when NPR News won an Overseas Press Club Award. Her September 11, 2001 reporting was part of coverage that earned NPR News a George Foster Peabody Award.
Block was recording an interview in Chengdu, China when the area was struck by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake.[1] Her coverage of the earthquake earned NPR a George Foster Peabody Award.
See also
References
- ^ "Thousands Feared Dead as Earthquake Hits China", National Public Radio (May 12, 2008). Retrieved on July 29, 2008
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