Kai Ryssdal

Kai Ryssdal (; born October 8, 1963

Marketplace is produced and distributed by American Public Media. Ryssdal took over in August 2005, 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.

Early life and education Ryssdal is from Briarcliff Manor, New York. He spent several years of his childhood in England and Denmark before moving back to the United States at age eight, living in Westchester County, New York. from the aircraft carrier , and later as a Pentagon staff officer. After earning his master's degree, Ryssdal joined the U.S. Foreign Service, serving 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-Television News Directors Association and the national Public Radio News Directors Association have honored him with awards for his radio work.