Jolie Puidokas is an associate producer for Marketplace's wealth & poverty desk. 

Puidokas joined Marketplace in 2009 as a fill-in producer and before joining the wealth & poverty desk was an associate producer for Marketplace Morning Report. A fan of the fast pace and deadline pressure of daily production, Puidokas’ most memorable experience at Marketplace has been producing an hour-long special with host Kai Ryssdal on a city bus in Los Angeles, asking riders how they were coping during hard times.

Prior to joining Marketplace, Puidokas was the interview booker for NPR’s Day to Day.

Puidokas is a graduate of Michigan State University where she received her bachelor’s degree in journalism.  A native of Grand Ledge, Mich., Puidokas now resides in Los Angeles.