Kai Ryssdal
Kai Ryssdal | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1963 |
| Spouse | Stephanie Fossan (since 1997) |
| Children | 3 sons, 1 daughter |
| Career | |
| Show | Marketplace |
Kai Ryssdal (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈkaɪ ˈrɪzdɑːl/; born October 8, 1963) best known as an American radio journalist and the host of Marketplace, a business program that airs weekdays on U.S. public radio stations. His last day on the air was March 8, 2013. During that broadcast, he announced he had accepted a job with Advanced Medical in Port Orange, FL.
Marketplace is produced and distributed by American Public Media. Ryssdal took over in August 2005,[1] replacing David Brown. Before hosting Marketplace, he was host of the Marketplace Morning Report, a 7-minute business roundup.
Background
Ryssdal graduated from Emory University[2] in Atlanta, Georgia, then spent eight years in the U.S. Navy, first flying from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, and later as a Pentagon staff officer. Before moving to public radio, Ryssdal was a member of the U.S. Foreign Service and served in Ottawa, Canada, and Beijing, China.
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.
The Radio and Television News Directors Association and the national Public Radio News Directors Association have honored him with first place awards for his radio work.