“Beyond Fear: America’s Role in an Uncertain World” Documentary Team

DAVID BRANCACCIO, Host
David Brancaccio hosts PBS’s weekly public affairs series NOW, where he also 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 nearly 30 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). He hosted and contributed to the award-winning public radio documentary “UNder Fire: The United Nations’ Battle for Relevance” and “Security Check: Confronting Today’s Global Threats,” both Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio productions. He most recently hosted “24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media,’ also a Stanley Foundation and KQED production. 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.

SIMON MARKS, Producer and Correspondent
Simon Marks began his career as a correspondent for Britain’s Independent Television News of London. He joined Christian Science Monitor Television as a Europe correspondent in the late 1980s and covered the revolutions in Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary, and Poland. In 1991 Simon was appointed Moscow bureau chief and was nominated for an Emmy for his coverage of the attempted Soviet coup. He cofounded Feature Story News in 1992 and moved to Washington, DC, a year later to establish the company’s headquarters. In addition to management responsibilities, Simon is Feature Story News’ chief correspondent and travels widely to cover breaking international news stories. He writes on global and media affairs for US and European newspapers and lectures on contemporary political developments. He produced and reported for the award-winning public radio documentaries “UNder Fire: The United Nations’ Battle for Relevance” and “Security Check: Confronting Today’s Global Threats,” both Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio productions. He most recently produced and reported for “24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media,” also a Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio production.

KEITH PORTER, Producer
Keith Porter is executive radio producer and director of communication and outreach for the Muscatine, Iowa-based Stanley Foundation. Keith served as the executive producer and segment correspondent for the award-winning radio documentaries The Russia Project, and “Children of War: Fighting, Dying, Surviving.” He also coproduced the 2004 award-winning public radio documentaries “UNder Fire: The United Nations’ Battle for Relevance” and “Security Check: Confronting Today’s Global Threats,” both Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio productions. He most recently coproduced “24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media,” also a Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio production. Porter was a finalist for the 1995, 1996, and 1997 Livingston Award for Young Journalists. His work has also been honored by the New York Festivals and the National Headliner Awards. He has reported from Austria, Cambodia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, the Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, and United Arab Emirates.

KRISTIN MCHUGH, Producer and Correspondent
Kristin McHugh is the radio producer and a program officer for the Stanley Foundation. Kristin served as a correspondent for the award-winning radio documentary The Russia Project. She also served as project manager and segment correspondent for the award-winning documentaries “Children of War: Fighting, Dying, Surviving”; “UNder Fire: The United Nations’ Battle for Relevance”; and “Security Check: Confronting Today’s Global Threats,” all Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio productions. She most recently coproduced and reported for “24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media,” also a Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio production. Kristin has earned dozens of awards for news coverage including the RFK Journalism Award, multiple National Headliner Awards, and the Clarion Award. Her work has also been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Press Club, and the New York Festivals. Kristin was a finalist for the 2001 and 2002 Livingston Award for Young Journalists and a finalist for the inaugural Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize. She has reported from Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Indonesia, Japan, Kosovo, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Qatar, Russia, Uganda, and the United Arab Emirates.