David Brancaccio

David Brancaccio left his role as host and senior editor of Minnesota Public Radio's national daily business program Marketplace and as anchor of public television's California Connected to join PBS's weekly public affairs series NOW with Bill Moyers, where he shares hosting duties with Moyers, conducts interviews, and reports on special assignments in the field as a correspondent. Brancaccio joined the series as co-host in September 2003.

Brancaccio is an award-winning broadcaster with 27 years of experience. During his 13-year tenure at Marketplace, the series tripled its audience and received a duPont-Columbia Award (1998) and the George Foster Peabody Award (2001). In addition to hosting California Connected, an innovative news program seen on public television throughout that state, Brancaccio has contributed to CNN, CNBC, and PBS's Wall $treet Week with FORTUNE. His print work has appeared in such periodicals as the Wall Street Journal and Psychology Today. He is also the author of the book Squandering Aimlessly, an account of his pilgrimage to talk with Americans about wealth and values. Before becoming host of Marketplace, Brancaccio worked from London as the program's European editor and covered diplomatic stories for the radio service of the Christian Science Monitor. Brancaccio is based in New York.