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{{short description|American radio and television journalist}}
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| name = David Brancaccio
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|5|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Waterville, Maine]], United States
| birth_place = [[Waterville, Maine]], U.S.
| education = [[Wesleyan University]]<br>[[Stanford University]]
| education = [[Wesleyan University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Stanford University]]
| occupation = Journalist
| occupation = Journalist
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| credits = ''[[California Connected]]''<br>''[[Marketplace (radio program)|Marketplace]]''<br>''[[NOW (PBS)|NOW]]''
| credits = ''[[California Connected]]''<br>''[[Marketplace (radio program)|The Marketplace Morning Report]]''<br>''[[NOW (PBS)|NOW]]''
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'''David A. Brancaccio''' ({{IPAc-en|b|r|ɒ|ŋ|ˈ|k|ɑː|tʃ|i|oʊ}}; born May 17, 1960) is an American radio and television [[journalist]]. He is the host of the public radio business program ''[[Marketplace (radio program)|Marketplace]]'' and the [[PBS]] [[newsmagazine]] ''[[Now on PBS|Now]]''.
'''David A. Brancaccio''' ({{IPAc-en|b|r|ɒ|ŋ|ˈ|k|ɑː|tʃ|i|oʊ}}; born May 17, 1960) is an American radio and television [[journalist]]. He is the host of the public radio business program ''[[Marketplace (radio program)|Marketplace Morning Report]]'' and the [[PBS]] [[newsmagazine]] ''[[Now on PBS|Now]]''.


==Biography==
==Biography==


===Early years===
===Early years===
Brancaccio was born in [[New York City]] and grew up in [[Waterville, Maine]]. His father is [[Italian American]] and his mother is [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi]] [[American Jews|Jewish American]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketplace.org/people/david-brancaccio|title=David Brancaccio|work=Marketplace.org|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2014}} He began his career in broadcasting on WTVL radio in 1976 at the age of fifteen. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[African Studies]] and History from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1982 and a master's in journalism from [[Stanford University]] in 1988. He traveled widely, spending his fourth grade in Rome, his ninth grade in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar and his senior year in college in Legon, Ghana.
Brancaccio was born in [[New York City]] and grew up in [[Waterville, Maine]]. His father is [[Italian American]] and his mother is [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi]] [[American Jews|Jewish American]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketplace.org/people/david-brancaccio|title=David Brancaccio|work=Marketplace.org|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2014}} He began his career in broadcasting on [[WTVL]] radio in 1976 at the age of fifteen. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[African Studies]] and History from [[Wesleyan University]] in 1982 and a master's in journalism from [[Stanford University]] in 1988. He traveled widely, spending his fourth grade in Rome, his ninth grade in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar and his senior year in college in Legon, Ghana.


===Career===
===Career===
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Among his beats: business innovation and the economy, politics, human rights, national security, the environment, health care, and science policy.
Among his beats: business innovation and the economy, politics, human rights, national security, the environment, health care, and science policy.


In 2007, Brancaccio won a national Emmy for coverage of a public health story in Kenya. In 2009, he won a Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in television political coverage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media-newswire.com/release_1139978.html|title=Media-Newswire.com - Press Release Distribution - PR Agency|first=Media-Newswire.com - Press Release|last=Distribution|website=media-newswire.com}}</ref> He also holds the David Brower award for Environmental Coverage from the Sierra Club. In 2005, Brancaccio conducted the last, long-form television interview with the legendary author Kurt Vonnegut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/now/arts/vonnegut.html|title=NOW. Arts & Culture. Kurt Vonnegut - PBS|publisher=|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref> The last episode of ''Now'' was broadcast April 30, 2010.
In 2007, Brancaccio won a national Emmy for coverage of a public health story in Kenya. In 2009, he won a Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in television political coverage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media-newswire.com/release_1139978.html|title=Media-Newswire.com - Press Release Distribution - PR Agency|first=Media-Newswire.com - Press Release|last=Distribution|website=media-newswire.com}}</ref> He also holds the David Brower award for Environmental Coverage from the Sierra Club. In 2005, Brancaccio conducted the last, long-form television interview with the legendary author Kurt Vonnegut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/now/arts/vonnegut.html|title=NOW. Arts & Culture. Kurt Vonnegut - PBS|website=[[PBS]] |publisher=|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref> The last episode of ''Now'' was broadcast April 30, 2010.


Brancaccio is a contributor to several broadcast, electronic, and print media, including [[CNN]], [[CNBC]], MSNBC, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''The Nightly Business Report'', ''Wall Street Week with Fortune'', ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' and ''[[Psychology Today]]''. In 2000, his book, ''Squandering Aimlessly'', was published, his account of a pilgrimage across America to learn how Americans apply their personal values to their money. He also lectures widely about the future of the economy and the role of journalism in a democracy.
Brancaccio is a contributor to several broadcast, electronic, and print media, including [[CNN]], [[CNBC]], MSNBC, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''The Nightly Business Report'', ''Wall Street Week with Fortune'', ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' and ''[[Psychology Today]]''. In 2000, his book, ''Squandering Aimlessly'', was published, his account of a pilgrimage across America to learn how Americans apply their personal values to their money. He also lectures widely about the future of the economy and the role of journalism in a democracy.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041212020426/http://marketplace.publicradio.org/about/cast_crew/david_farewell.html Marketplace's farewell to David, featuring a timeline, slideshow, and audio clips]
* [https://www.marketplace.org/topics/robot-proof-jobs "Robot-Proof Jobs"], 2018 Gerald Loeb Award winner for Audio
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David Brancaccio
Brancaccio in January 2014
Born (1960-05-17) May 17, 1960 (age 64)
Waterville, Maine, U.S.
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
Stanford University
OccupationJournalist
Notable credit(s)California Connected
The Marketplace Morning Report
NOW

David A. Brancaccio (/brɒŋˈkɑːtʃioʊ/; born May 17, 1960) is an American radio and television journalist. He is the host of the public radio business program Marketplace Morning Report and the PBS newsmagazine Now.

Biography

Early years

Brancaccio was born in New York City and grew up in Waterville, Maine. His father is Italian American and his mother is Ashkenazi Jewish American.[1][failed verification] He began his career in broadcasting on WTVL radio in 1976 at the age of fifteen. He received a Bachelor of Arts in African Studies and History from Wesleyan University in 1982 and a master's in journalism from Stanford University in 1988. He traveled widely, spending his fourth grade in Rome, his ninth grade in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar and his senior year in college in Legon, Ghana.

Career

In 1989, Brancaccio began contributing to the public radio program Marketplace. He was first named as the program's European editor based in London. Brancaccio became senior editor and host of Marketplace in 1993. From London, Brancaccio also contributed diplomatic and feature coverage for the radio service of the Christian Science Monitor. During Brancaccio's tenure as host, Marketplace received the DuPont-Columbia Award (1998) and the George Foster Peabody Award (2001). He anchored the television newsmagazine, California Connected, that aired on many Californian PBS stations, from 2002 to 2003.

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

I asked David to join me over a year ago because I wanted my successor to have grown up, as it were, in public broadcasting, an independent journalist, believing our job is to sift through the untidy realities, weigh the competing claims, and offer to you our considered approximation of what's really going on.

Among his beats: business innovation and the economy, politics, human rights, national security, the environment, health care, and science policy.

In 2007, Brancaccio won a national Emmy for coverage of a public health story in Kenya. In 2009, he won a Walter Cronkite Award for excellence in television political coverage.[2] He also holds the David Brower award for Environmental Coverage from the Sierra Club. In 2005, Brancaccio conducted the last, long-form television interview with the legendary author Kurt Vonnegut.[3] The last episode of Now was broadcast April 30, 2010.

Brancaccio is a contributor to several broadcast, electronic, and print media, including CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Nightly Business Report, Wall Street Week with Fortune, The Baltimore Sun and Psychology Today. In 2000, his book, Squandering Aimlessly, was published, his account of a pilgrimage across America to learn how Americans apply their personal values to their money. He also lectures widely about the future of the economy and the role of journalism in a democracy.

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

In 2011, Brancaccio returned to American Public Media's Marketplace as a correspondent covering new economy issues and tech/innovation. He is now host and senior editor of the popular business program The Marketplace Morning Report[4] from 6:51 am Eastern to 7:51 am Pacific on public radio stations nationwide.

Personal life

Brancaccio lives in South Orange, New Jersey, with his wife, Mary, an educator and poet. He is an avid photographer and bicyclist.

Awards

Bibliography

  • Brancaccio, David (2000). Squandering Aimlessly (1st ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-86498-3.

References

  1. ^ "David Brancaccio". Marketplace.org. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ^ Distribution, Media-Newswire.com - Press Release. "Media-Newswire.com - Press Release Distribution - PR Agency". media-newswire.com.
  3. ^ "NOW. Arts & Culture. Kurt Vonnegut - PBS". PBS. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Marketplace Morning Report". Marketplace.org. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. ^ "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2018 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". PR Newswire. June 25, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
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