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Andy Uhler

Reporter

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Andy Uhler is the former Texas-based reporter for Marketplace, based in Austin.

He joined Marketplace team from the Texas Standard, an hour-long news program produced at KUT in Austin, Texas. Prior to that, he was a natural resources policy analyst at the Texas Legislature as part of a global policy studies master’s program at the University of Texas at Austin. He was also the senior producer for the music journalism program Texas Music Matters, and he worked as a co-host for NPR Music’s festival coverage.

Andy's reporting tended to focus on the energy industry and agriculture in Texas. Every now and again, though, he got to report on sports. When that happened, don't be surprised if the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers or Dallas Mavericks entered the conversation.

Latest Stories (910)

Stranded: Puerto Rico in debt with no end in sight

Apr 11, 2016
The island is dealing with a $72 billion debt crisis. Marketplace's Andy Uhler travels to Puerto Rico to find out how the government's actions are affecting people.
Filipa Rodrigues/Marketplace

US cities facing issues over pension packages

Apr 7, 2016
Philadelphia alone has a $6 billion pension deficit.
People, mostly union and retired city workers, protest in front of the U.S. Courthouse during the beginning of Detroit's bankruptcy eligibility trial back in 2013. 
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

What does Nest's shutdown of Revolv mean for the future of smart home tech?

Apr 6, 2016
The company kills the home automation hub and its users are pissed.
A screenshot from the Revolv setup video.
Donna Tam/Marketplace

What does MetLife’s win in court mean for other big businesses?

Mar 31, 2016
The company can now shed its “systemically important” label, which could force a shake up in the government's “Too Big To Fail” process.
Rich Schultz /Getty Image

What we think about when we think about gas prices

Mar 15, 2016
Paying for anything causes pain, and paying for gas causes constant pain.
Paying for anything causes pain, and paying for gas causes constant pain.
J Pat Carter/Getty Images

What cheap gas means to Americans

Mar 14, 2016
Low prices at the pump most benefit those financially struggling to get by
Low gas prices in February. 
J Pat Carter/Getty Images

A contraption artist at work

Mar 9, 2016
Brett Doar builds complicated machines that perform incredibly simple tasks.
A small part of a massive machine built by Brett Doar.

2001 tax cuts fifteen years later

Mar 8, 2016
It’s tough to simply blame tax cuts for the state of the economy.

Brazil's economic troubles overshadow dam disaster

Mar 7, 2016
Two dams collapsing led to the largest environmental disaster in Brazil's history.
A fireman rescues in Paracatu de Baixo, Minas Gerais, Brazil on November 9, 2015 a dog that was trapped in the mud that swept through the Village of Bento Rodrigues. The tragedy occurred when waste reservoirs at the Samarco iron ore mine burst open, unleashing a sea of muck that flattened the nearby village.
Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images

Aubrey McClendon's legacy in the energy industry

Mar 3, 2016
Innovator, sports and restaurant enthusiast...cheater?