credits birth_date spouse article_title education name occupation
national public radio december 1961 stefan fatsis melissa block
 harvard university university of geneva melissa block journalist , radio host
melissa block

melissa block -lrb- born december 1961 -rrb- is an american radio host and journalist .
she co-hosted npr 's `` all things considered '' news program from 2003 until 14 august 2015 .
in august 2015 she became a special correspondent for npr , responsible for detailed profiles of newsworthy figures , and long-form stories and series on topical issues .
she began her npr career in 1985 as an editorial assistant for atc and rose to become atc 's senior producer .
from 1994 to 2002 , she was a new york reporter and correspondent for npr .
her reporting after the 11 september attacks helped earn npr a peabody award in 2001 .
