Nancy Marshall-Genzer is a senior reporter for Marketplace and works from the Washington D.C. bureau.

Marshall-Genzer began working for Marketplace in the spring of 2007, after filing freelance pieces for the program for years prior to that. Covering the daily news from the nation’s capital, Marshall-Genzer has reported many special features.

Marshall-Genzer has a long history in radio. Before joining the Marketplace portfolio, she worked at NPR, where her duties included producing, editing and reporting. Her previous experience also includes stints at WAMU 88.5 public radio in Washington, D.C., Monitor Radio and NBC radio and television, where she served as bureau chief for NBC TV in Tuzla, Bosnia.

In 1999, Marshall-Genzer won an American Medical Writers Association Award for her freelance contribution to the Marketplace series, “Wanted for Questioning: America’s Most Profitable Drug Companies.”

Marshall-Genzer holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University.

A native of Averill Park, N.Y., she currently lives in Silver Spring, Md., with her family, who recently welcomed twin sons. Describing herself as a nosy person, Marshall-Genzer appreciates that her job fulfills that desire to ask questions and learn something new every day.

Features By Nancy Marshall-Genzer

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Secretary Geithner facing questions of LIBOR

Secretary Geithner is expected to tell the committee that the U.S. economy is starting to regain its footing, but still faces threats from uncertainty about government spending and taxes, and instability in Europe.
Posted In: Timothy Geithner, LIBOR
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Health care law could reduce government costs

A report from the Congressional Budget office says President Obama's health care law could save the federal government $84 billion over the next decade. That savings is mostly because of the Supreme Court ruling last month, and a part of the law it ruled out.
Posted In: health care reform law, medicaid, government spending
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Presidential campaigns see Olympics as fertile ground for ads

But is there a risk negative ads will turn off viewers?
Posted In: 2012 election, London Olympics, Olympics 2012, 2012 campaign
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Online political ads: Effective or creepy?

A study out today says voters find targeted, online political ads creepy and 86 percent didn't want political ads to be tailored to their interests.
Posted In: 2012 election, Political ads
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Mariah Carey named newest 'American Idol' judge

Mariah Carey will be one of the new judges on "American Idol." The show lost Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler in the past few weeks, and "Idol" needs a boost.
Posted In: american idol, television, Mariah Carey
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NCAA rules on future of Penn State football

This morning the NCAA handed down its penalties to Penn State for the child sex abuse scandal. The Penn State football team is barred from all bowl games for four years and faces a $60 million fine.
Posted In: Penn State, college athletics, football
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Colorado shooting suspect bought weapons online

The suspect in the Colorado theater massacre makes his first court appearance this morning. James Holmes isn't talking to police. But he left a behind a rich Internet trail. Authorities say it shows how easy it was for Holmes to buy lethal supplies.
Posted In: online shopping, weapons, colorado, legal
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What is the cost of a House vote?

Congress votes on repealing Obamacare for the 33rd time. Are symbolic votes worth the cost to taxpayers?
Posted In: Affordable Care Act, Congress, Republicans, Democrats
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Why are food stamps part of the Farm Bill?

The food assistance program grew from rural efforts to get urban support for farm subsidies.
Posted In: food stamps, farm bill
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Pepsi is getting into the yogurt business

But with so many competing brands, is there any room in the market for a newcomer?
Posted In: Pepsi, Food, yogurt

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