Alex Schroeder

Producer

Alex is a producer for the “Marketplace Morning Report.” He's based in Queens, New York. Alex joined Marketplace in 2020, working as MMR's digital producer. After a little over a year, he became the show's overnight producer, getting up far before the crack of dawn to put together the day's newscasts with the host and team. Now, he works daylight hours, preparing interviews for the following morning and producing long-term specials and series. Before Marketplace, Alex worked on several national public radio shows produced out of WBUR in Boston. He was both a radio and digital producer with “On Point,” “Here & Now” and “Only a Game.” Alex also worked at The Boston Globe after graduating from Tufts University. Alex's interests outside of work tend to fall into one of two categories: film or soccer. (Come on Arsenal!) He’s always looking for ways to cover the economics of entertainment and sports on the “Marketplace Morning Report.”

Latest from Alex Schroeder

Feb 23, 2021
Connecticut switches to age-based system for COVID vaccines
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is throwing out CDC recommendations, and anyone 55 and older will be eligible for a COVID vaccination starting next week. Plus, Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before Congress with an update on the U.S. economy. And, moving forward, what might change in the way Texas manages electricity and natural gas?
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Feb 23, 2021
Facebook “has refriended Australia,” will reverse news ban
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The Australian government said it will amend a proposed law mandating tech giants pay news publishers for sharing content. Also, an international COVID travel pass is expected within weeks. And, the rise of online gambling during the pandemic.
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Feb 23, 2021
Hardening U.S. utility systems
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Some see the battle against climate change as a catalyst for national power grid and energy market upgrades. Plus, the Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to drop two cases on the legality of making some people work for their Medicaid. And, despite a housing boom in 2020, millennials still don’t own at the rate of previous generations at a similar age.
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Feb 22, 2021
Troubles with another Boeing plane
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The aftermath of an engine failure on a Boeing 777 flight over the weekend. Plus, why bond prices are falling and what it means for the U.S. economy’s future. And, a report on which jobs won’t be coming back as a result of the pandemic.
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Feb 22, 2021
Biden set to roll out PPP loan changes
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The Small Business administration is going to open up a special two-week lending window starting Wednesday as part of an effort to aid smaller firms and companies owned by people of color. Plus, a new survey on how Black business owners are feeling about the economy right now. And, one factor in rising house prices: the soaring cost of lumber.
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Feb 22, 2021
Japan airlines ground some Boeing 777s following United flight engine failure
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Two Japanese carriers have stopped flying aircraft similar to the model that suffered engine failure in the U.S. Also, businesses join a general strike over Myanmar coup. Plus, will the creation of a “Great Green Wall” help stop desertification and aid farmers in northern Africa?
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Feb 19, 2021
GameStop saga spills over onto Capitol Hill
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The House Financial Services Committee hearing on Thursday spent a lot of time looking at the separate roles played by Robinhood and hedge funds. Plus, the federal relief needed to bring back laid-off state and local government workers. And, the federal government’s balancing act between pandemic relief spending now and more spending later.
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Feb 19, 2021
Biden’s first G-7 summit as president
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The U.S. will officially rejoin the 2015 Paris Agreement, and Biden will announce a $4 billion dollar global vaccine effort. Plus, how Biden’s new bill on immigration would create a faster path to citizenship for farm workers who are unauthorized. And, Texans grapple with damage to their homes from the winter storms, including bursting pipes.
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Feb 19, 2021
U.K. Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers, not independent contractors
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From the BBC World Service: The U.K.’s Supreme Court ruled Uber drivers should be classified as workers and not contractors, and as such are entitled to a raft of benefits and payments.
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Feb 18, 2021
Reddit, Robinhood and hedge funds face Congress
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Elected officials in Washington get into the GameStop trading frenzy today. Plus, 861,000 more people registered for unemployment last week. Before the pandemic, there had never once been a week even above 700,000. And, people who are undocumented were excluded from relief money under the CARES Act. We speak with a restaurant worker in Los Angeles about his experience.
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