Eric Marrapodi

Eric Marrapodi is Vice President for News Programming at NPR. He oversees the network's marquee news magazine shows, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, the podcasts Up First, Consider This, NPR News Now, Sources and Methods, NPR's Newsmakers, the 24/7 Newscast division and the Network Booking and Specials team. He also oversees the network's acquired show portfolio, including Here and Now, Fresh Air, and 1A. In his role, he works with teams to shape the editorial, production, and distribution of each property.

During his time at NPR, Marrapodi has worked on the management team at Morning Edition, served as the lead producer of live special coverage of political events, and led the network booking team. He spearheaded new approaches to NPR's Live Special Coverage, including expanding live radio broadcasts into streaming video and championing long-form video interviews.

Before coming to NPR, Marrapodi was the senior producer in Washington for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, overseeing all of the Washington editorial and production needs for the show. He previously worked at CNN for more than a decade, where he was part of its Emmy Award-winning election coverage and co-created the Belief blog, which focused on faith and values.

Marrapodi has a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Quinnipiac University and a master's degree in religious studies from Georgetown University.