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Instead of reapplying to Yale, Block found herself booking interviews at “All Things Considered” by 1985. She soon discovered that her options there were not drastically limited...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Melissa Block | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...unlike any other sort of radio so, once I found my niche, I had done just about every job there,” Block said. She worked her way from booker to producer before becoming a reporter for the show in 1993—a job that took her everywhere from the day-after debris of Sept. 11, 2001 to a reeling Mississipi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Melissa Block | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...trip last month to China with co-host Robert Siegel, Block visited Chengdu and witnessed the earthquake that rocked the region, causing thousands of casualties and making international headlines. Block, who had been preparing to interview a Protestant minister when the quake started, was able to file a story narrated from the midst of the disaster...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Melissa Block | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...didn’t feel personally in danger at that moment,” said Block, recalling the episode. “People have said when they listen to me narrate what’s going on that I sounded remarkably calm and maybe I was in shock, or maybe it was just because I hadn’t seen buildings falling down around...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Melissa Block | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

Despite her apparent savor for adventure, Block’s freshman year roommates recall a young lady more intent on her music—she played viola for the Bach Society orchestra—than on any journalistic pursuits. Although Block did write briefly for the weekly Harvard Independent, her companions would show more of a flair for the on-air throughout college...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Melissa Block | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

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