Kai Ryssdal
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Georgetown University (MA)
Kai Ryssdal | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Ryssdal in 2015 | |
| Born | October 8, 1963 |
| Alma mater | Emory University (BA) Georgetown University (MA) |
| Spouse |
Stephanie Fossan (m. 1997) |
| Children | 4 |
| Career | |
| Show | Marketplace |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Service years | 1985–1993 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Kai Ryssdal (/ˈkaɪ ˈrɪzdɑːl/; born October 8, 1963[1]) is an American radio journalist and the host of Marketplace, a business program that airs weekdays on U.S. public radio stations. He also co-hosts the spinoff podcast Make Me Smart with Kimberly Adams.[2]
Marketplace is produced and distributed by American Public Media. Ryssdal took over in August 2005,[3] replacing David Brown. Before hosting Marketplace, he was host of the Marketplace Morning Report, a seven-minute business roundup, as well as the weekend program Marketplace Money.
Ryssdal is from Briarcliff Manor, New York.[1] His surname is Norwegian, as his father was born in Norway.[4] He spent several years of his childhood in England and Denmark[5][6] before moving back to the United States at age eight, living in Westchester County, New York.[6] He graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1985. Ryssdal received his Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University in 1993.
