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Alex Schroeder

"Marketplace Morning Report" 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

  • A young man reading a travel magazine (Photo: Getty)

    The U.S. and Japan talk trade. Britain’s nuclear power ambitions suffer another setback. Why the future of travel booking isn’t necessarily online.

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  • What’s the meaning of life? Paying for college.
    ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

    How much in reserves does the Fed actually need? Consumer confidence is high heading into the holiday shopping season. Parents are doing anything and everything to get their kids through college.

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  • Apple's new Mac Pro on display in the showroom during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California on June 3, 2019.
    BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL/AFP/Getty Images

    What post-Brexit deal will the U,S, and Brtiain strike? “War” is declared on climate change at the U.N. Google wins a “right to be forgotten” case. Apple’s massive Mac Pro will now be built in Texas.

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  • The logo for the UK Supreme court at the entrance to the court in central London. (Photo: Getty Images)

    Britain’s highest court says Parliament suspension is unlawful. Europe limits the right to be forgotten. We look at the lasting impact of Thomas Cook’s demise.

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  • Sep 23, 2019

    CBS and POC

    Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku of "Bob Hearts Abishola."
    David Livingston/Getty Images

    Congress is still trying to sort out what is and what isn’t a presidential emolument. This week is prime time to buy a house. CBS continues to add diversity to its slate of programming.

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  • A picture shows the logo of Swedish fashion retailer H&M in Madrid on August 23, 2018.
    GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images

    The U.K. scrambles to get erstwhile Thomas Cook customers home. Oxfam pushes Second Hand September for the good of the environment.

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  • A Thomas Cook aircraft awaits departure on the runway at Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport on September 22, 2019 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

    As the world’s oldest travel-booking company collapses, how do customers and shareholders bear the impact? Recommendations to cut down on meat and dairy hits small environmentally-friendly farmers. 

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  • "Some of the games in Apple's new video game subscription service, Apple Arcade."
    Apple

    Colt “suspends” the AR-15. Patagonia shutters stores Friday for the climate strike. Apple launches its “Arcade.”

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  • Participants in the Fridays for Future movement protest during a nationwide climate change action day in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Sept. 20, 2019, in Berlin.
    Carsten Koall/Getty Images

    The U.S. and China continue trade talks. Workers are walking out of the job Friday to protest for the environment. Impossible Foods is getting fake meat into your supermarket aisles.

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  • Rear of a caucasian baby crawling and lifting his/her durable cloth diaper high up isolated on white background.

    India cuts its corporate tax to one of the lowest rates in Asia. Japan’s economy will be a big winner from hosting the Rugby World Cup. Amid global climate protests, we discover some dirty statistics about disposable diapers.

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