Kai Ryssdal

Kai Ryssdal (/ˈkaɪ ˈrɪzdɑːl/; born October 8, 1963[1]) is an American radio journalist and the host of Marketplace, a business program that airs weekdays on U.S. public radio stations. He also co-hosts the spinoff podcast Make Me Smart with Molly Wood.

Kai Ryssdal
Born (1963-10-08) October 8, 1963
Briarcliff Manor, New York, U.S.
Alma materEmory University (BA)
Georgetown University (MA)
Children4
Career
ShowMarketplace
Military career
 United States Navy
Years of service1985–1993
RankLieutenant

Marketplace is produced and distributed by American Public Media. Ryssdal took over in August 2005,[2] replacing David Brown. Before hosting Marketplace, he was host of the Marketplace Morning Report, a seven-minute business roundup, as well as the weekend program Marketplace Money.

Early life and education

Ryssdal is from Briarcliff Manor, New York.[1] His surname is Norwegian, as his father was born in Norway.[3] He spent several years of his childhood in England and Denmark[4][5] before moving back to the United States at age eight, living in Westchester County, New York.[5] He graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1985. Ryssdal received his Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University in 1993.

Career

After graduating from college, Ryssdal spent eight years in the United States Navy, first flying a Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye[6] from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, and later as a Pentagon staff officer. After earning his Master's degree, Ryssdal joined the U.S. Foreign Service, serving in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and Beijing, China.[1][5]

After leaving the Navy, Ryssdal worked at a Border's Books & Music location in Palo Alto, California for $7 an hour.[7]

Before joining Marketplace, Ryssdal was a reporter and substitute host for The California Report, a news and information program distributed to public radio stations throughout California by KQED-FM in San Francisco.[5]

The Radio and Television News Directors Association and the national Public Radio News Directors Association have honored him with awards for his radio work.[5]

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References
  1. Boyd, E.B. (January 28, 2009). "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, KAI RYSSDAL, MARKETPLACE HOST/SENIOR EDITOR?". Mediabistro. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. "Kai Ryssdal - Host of Marketplace (Biography)". Marketplace.org. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. Galehouse, Maggie (September 12, 2014). "Let's do the numbers! Marketplace and Kai Ryssdal head to Houston". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  4. Ball, Sarah. "Thirteen Things You Didn't Know About Marketplace Host Kai Ryssdal". The Hive. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  5. "'Dream Job' Profile of Kai Ryssdall - Emory Magazine". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. "On the Red Couch with Marketplace Host Kai Ryssdal". Flipboard. April 18, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  7. "Kai Ryssdal: Telling the stories behind business". news.emory.edu. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
Preceded by
David Brown		 Host of Marketplace
2005–current		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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