Jeremy Hobson is the former host of  Marketplace Morning Report.

Hobson started at Marketplace in 2007 as a reporter based in Washington, D.C.  He later covered Wall Street and its impact on ordinary Americans for Marketplace, based in the New York City bureau. He started reporting from New York one week before Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008.  Hobson hosted Marketplace Morning Report from 2011 through 2013.

Before joining Marketplace, Hobson frequently found himself in the right place at the right time when it came to big stories: He was calling Florida precincts for NPR’s 2000 election coverage, he was working for Boston’s WBUR during the Boston Catholic Church Sex Abuse scandal, and he was an intern for NPR’s Guy Raz in Turkey at the start of the Iraq War. In addition to those roles, Hobson has worked as producer for NPR’s All Things Considered, Day to Day and Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! He has also worked as a host and reporter for public radio stations WILL Urbana, WCAI Cape Cod and WRNI Providence.

Hobson’s radio career began in earnest at the age of nine when he started contributing to a program called Treehouse Radio.  Hobson is a graduate of Boston University and the University of Illinois Laboratory High School. He lives in New York and enjoys hiking, traveling and extremely spicy foods.

Features By Jeremy Hobson

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Conflicts let apartheid case stand

The Supreme Court today let a lower-court ruling stand on whether apartheid victims can sue American companies that dealt with South Africa's former apartheid government. The reason: four justices had to recuse themselves. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Posted In: Crime
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Candidates' space ideas lack launch pad

One thing the presidential candidates haven't been talking about is a space policy. Jeremy Hobson takes a look at whether the candidates have any plans for the final frontier.
Posted In: Science
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FDA putting out the 'help wanted' sign

After a little financial help from Congress, the Food and Drug Administration announced it will hire 1,300 new employees. It's a big deal for an agency that currently employs about 10,000 workers. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Posted In: Health, Jobs, Washington
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Keeping older workers on the job

The economy as a whole will suffer if employers don't do enough to attract and retain older workers. That's the topic of a Senate hearing today on what some are calling a looming crisis in the labor force. Jeremy Hobson reports from Washington, D.C.
Posted In: Jobs
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'Forever' stamp being bought posthaste

Two weeks from today the cost of mailing a first-class letter goes up a penny, from 41 to 42 cents. Unless you've bought some of theose "forever" stamps, which are being bought at a rate of 30 million a day. Jeremy Hobson reports.
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Wall St. licking its chops over farm bill

Congress today gave itself until next week to consider the $280 billion farm bill, which includes funding for food stamps, nutrition programs and subsidies for farmers over five years. Which means a little something for everyone. Jeremy Hobson reports.
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New security measure comes with costs

The Department of Homeland Security says it wants foreign visitors fingerprinted as they leave the U.S. from airports and seaports. It also says airlines and cruise lines would pay for the equipment, training and maintenance. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Posted In: Crime, Travel
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Jail unlikely for indicted Samsung exec

Samsung CEO Lee Kun-Hee is a very powerful man in South Korea. So powerful that, although he has been indicted on tax evasion charges, he is not likely to face jail, if convicted. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Posted In: Crime
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Is getting bigger the way to fly?

The merger of Northwest and Delta creates the world's largest airline, and it could prompt more consolidation in commercial aviation. But is bigger necessarily better? Jeremy Hobson reports.
Posted In: Travel
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Merged airline would be world's largest

Delta and Northwest airlines have agreed to join forces. If approved by unions, regulators and Congress, the merger would create the world's biggest airline. Jeremy Hobson looks into what this means for fares.
Posted In: Travel

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