Kai Ryssdal

Kai Ryssdal
Born	(1963-10-08) October 8, 1963
Show	Marketplace
Spouse(s)	Stephanie Fossan (m. 1997)
Children	3 sons, 1 daughter

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.

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.

Background

Ryssdal is from Briarcliff Manor, New York.^[1] He graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1985, and then spent eight years in the U.S. Navy, first flying a Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye^[3]from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, and later as a Pentagon staff officer. Ryssdal received his MA in National Security Studies from Georgetown University in 1993, and joined the U.S. Foreign Service, serving in Ottawa, Canada, and Beijing, China.^[1][4]

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.^[4]

The Radio and Television News Directors Association and the national Public Radio News Directors Association have honored him with awards for his radio work.^[4]

References

1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "On the Red Couch with Marketplace Host Kai Ryssdal". Flipboard. April 18, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2016. 
4. 1 2 3 "'Dream Job' Profile of Kai Ryssdall - Emory Magazine". Retrieved 13 October 2014.