David Brancaccio
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| David Brancaccio | ||
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| Born | 17 May 1960 Waterville, Maine, USA |
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| Education | Wesleyan University Stanford University |
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| Occupation | Journalist | |
| Notable credit(s) | California Connected Marketplace NOW |
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David A. Brancaccio (b. 17 May 1960) is an American journalist.
Brancaccio's career as a journalist includes his current role as the host of the long-running PBS newsmagazine NOW.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early years
Brancaccio was born in Waterville, Maine and grew up in nearby Oakland. His father is Italian American and his mother is Ashkenazi Jewish American.[1] He began his career in public broadcasting in 1973. 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.
[edit] Career
In 1989, Brancaccio began contributing to the PRI program Marketplace. He was soon named as the program's European editor. Brancaccio became senior editor and host of Marketplace in 1993. Under Brancaccio's direction the program received the Dupont-Columbia Award (1998) and the George Foster Peabody Award (2001). He anchored the television newsmagazine, California Connected, that airs on many Californian PBS stations, from 2002 to 2003.
In 2003 Brancaccio left Marketplace, to join 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, Bill 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.
Brancaccio is a contributor to several broadcast, electronic, and print media, including CNN, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Alternet and Psychology Today, and in 2000, his book, Squandering Aimlessly, was published that documents the spending habits of a cross-section of Americans consumers.
[edit] Personal life
Brancaccio lives in New Jersey with his wife and three children.
[edit] Bibliography
- Brancaccio, David (2000). Squandering Aimlessly, First edition, New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0684864983.
[edit] External links
- Now Official website
- David Brancaccio at the Internet Movie Database
- Marketplace's farewell to David, featuring a timeline, slideshow, and audio clips
| Preceded by Jim Angle |
Host of Marketplace 1993–2003 |
Succeeded by David Brown |
| Preceded by Bill Moyers |
Host of NOW 2005–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
