Block is a 30-year veteran of NPR. She joined the network in 1985 as an editorial assistant for “All Things Considered.” She later became a senior producer and New York correspondent for NPR.

On the C-SPAN Networks: Melissa Block was a Host for All Things Considered in NPR with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1990 Interview as an Associate Producer ...

Melissa Block speaks with David Wasserman, House editor for The Cook Political Report, about the leanings of congressional districts in the U.S., polarized districts and roots in the shutdown.

MELISSA BLOCK, Host: The Barack Obama campaign is apologizing to two Muslim women for the way they were treated at a rally on Monday.

The military system faces a complicated test as it investigates accusations that U.S. Marines covered up a mass killing of Iraqi civilians in Haditha. Melissa Block talks with retired Col. Gary ...

Melissa Block talks with NPR's Anne Garrels, who is in Baghdad, about the challenges of getting basic utilities up and running in Iraq, an environment where looting is rampant, power is ...

Melissa Block and Michele Norris read from listeners' letters and emails. Comments this week include responses from college educators to Michele Norris's interview with U.S. Education Secretary ...

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Vincent Cannistraro, former CIA chief of counter-terrorism, about Sen. Pat Roberts' sweeping proposal to reorganize government intelligence organizations.

MELISSA BLOCK, host: Now from Illinois, a way to fight crime with shame. It's an unmanned, armored truck, outfitted with cameras and digital recordings.