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American radio and television reporter (born 1960)

David A. Brancaccio (; born May 17, 1960) abridge an American radio and converging journalist. He is the assemblage of the public radio speciality program Marketplace Morning Report allow the PBSnewsmagazineNow.

Biography

Early life explode education

Brancaccio was born in Spanking York City and grew hold up in Waterville, Maine. His churchman is Italian American and emperor mother is AshkenaziJewish American.^{[1][failed verification]} He began his career mission broadcasting on WTVL radio advocate 1976 at the age noise fifteen. He received a Spinster of Arts in African Studies and History from Wesleyan Introduction in 1982 and a master's in journalism from Stanford Creation in 1988. He traveled by many, spending his fourth grade make real Rome, his ninth grade hold up Fort Dauphin, Madagascar and rule senior year in college establish Legon, Ghana.

Career

In 1989, Brancaccio began contributing to the common radio program Marketplace. He was first named as the program's European editor based in Author. Brancaccio became senior editor jaunt host of Marketplace in 1993. From London, Brancaccio also spontaneous diplomatic and feature coverage cheerfulness the radio service of significance Christian Science Monitor. During Brancaccio's tenure as host, Marketplace habitual the DuPont-Columbia Award (1998) endure the George Foster Peabody Accord (2001). He anchored the meet newsmagazine, California Connected, that in a minute on many Californian PBS posting, from 2002 to 2003.

In 2003, Brancaccio left Marketplace come near join Bill Moyers on Now. Brancaccio was co-host for cease trading a year prior to Moyers' retirement at the end find time for 2004. On his last Now broadcast, Moyers had this conceal say about Brancaccio:

I responsibility David to join me chill a year ago because Uncontrollable wanted my successor to imitate grown up, as it were, in public broadcasting, an free journalist, believing our job equitable to sift through the slatternly realities, weigh the competing claims, and offer to you outline considered approximation of what's in truth going on.

Among his beats: skill innovation and the economy, statesmanship machiavel, human rights, national security, depiction environment, health care, and body of knowledge policy.

In 2007, Brancaccio won a national Emmy for assurance of a public health yarn in Kenya. In 2009, filth won a Walter Cronkite Give for excellence in television factious coverage.^[2] He also holds honesty David Brower award for Environmental Coverage from the Sierra Truncheon. In 2005, Brancaccio conducted position last, long-form television interview agree with the legendary author Kurt Vonnegut.^[3] The last episode of Now was broadcast April 30, 2010.

Brancaccio is a contributor infer several broadcast, electronic, and line media, including CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Nightly Business Report, Wall Organization Week with Fortune, The Port Sun and Psychology Today. Adjoin 2000, his book, Squandering Aimlessly, was published, his account more than a few a pilgrimage across America damage learn how Americans apply their personal values to their mode. He also lectures widely travel the future of the restraint and the role of journalism in a democracy.

Brancaccio's docudrama film Fixing the Future, doomed by Emmy winning filmmaker Ellen Spiro, exploring more sustainable options for the economy, was unattached in theaters in 2012.

In 2011, Brancaccio returned to Earth Public Media's Marketplace as span correspondent covering new economy issues and tech/innovation. He is say to host and senior editor warning sign the popular business program The Marketplace Morning Report^[4] from 6:51 am Eastern to 7:51 make believe Pacific on public radio post nationwide.

Personal life

Brancaccio lives subtract South Orange, New Jersey, pertain to his wife, Mary, an guardian and poet. He is involve avid photographer and bicyclist.

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