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Dec 28, 2004 · NPR's Melissa Block talks to reporter Paul Dillon. Both the earthquake and the tsunami damaged buildings and killed people in Indonesia's Aceh province. Many houses are chest-deep in mud.
Block began her career at NPR in 1985 as an editorial assistant for All Things Considered, and rose through the ranks to become the program's senior producer. She was a reporter and correspondent in New York from 1994 to 2002, a period punctuated by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Her reporting after those attacks helped earn NPR a George ...
Dec 18, 2009 · The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Melissa Block has an update on 12-year-old Huang Meihua, who had both her legs amputated after her school collapsed on her in ...
May 12, 2015 · NPR's Melissa Block talks to Kathmandu-based freelance writer Donatella Lorch about the most recent earthquake in Nepal, which came just three weeks after a major quake killed more than 8,000 people.
Jan 13, 2010 · The 7.0-magnitude earthquake may have affected as many as 3 million people on the Caribbean island. ... MELISSA BLOCK, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
Jun 30, 2023 · It's Melissa Block, and she is leaving NPR after 38 years. She was an NPR booker and producer and editor and correspondent, and for more than 12 years, she hosted this program. Over those decades, she has brought our listeners stories of joy. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) BLOCK: Watch and listen to how the home plate umpire calls strikes.
Oct 23, 2012 · Melissa Block talks with Thomas Jordan, director of the Southern California Earthquake Center. He was tapped by the Italian government to investigate the events surrounding the tragic 2009 ...
