David A. Brancaccio (; born May 17, 1960) is an American radio and television

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. He is the host of the public radio business program ''

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Biography

Early life and education

Brancaccio was born in

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and grew up in

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. His father is

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and his mother is

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. He began his career in broadcasting on WTVL radio in 1976 at the age of fifteen. He received a

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and History from

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in 1982 and a master's in journalism from

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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

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(2001). He anchored the television

, ''

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'', that aired on many

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n PBS stations, from 2002 to 2003. In 2003, Brancaccio left ''Marketplace'' to join

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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: 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. 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. The last episode of ''Now'' was broadcast April 30, 2010. Brancaccio is a contributor to several broadcast, electronic, and print media, including

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, MSNBC, ''

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'', ''The Nightly Business Report'', ''Wall Street Week with Fortune'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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

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, 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'' from 6:51 am Eastern to 7:51 am Pacific on public radio stations nationwide.

Personal life

Brancaccio lives in

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, with his wife, Mary, an educator and poet. He is an avid photographer and bicyclist. In 2025, he discussed the loss of his cottage in

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due to the

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Awards

* 2018 Gerald Loeb Award for Audio for "Robot-Proof Jobs" produced for ''Marketplace''.

Bibliography

References

External links

David Brancaccio's official website

''Now'' website
*

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