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Brian Allison

Technical Director

Brian is a technical director with the media production team at Marketplace. His job is to make sure the shows get on the air and sound as good as they can.

Before coming to Marketplace in 2016, he was a freelance audio engineer with clients such as Nickelodeon, Disney and Los Lonely Boys. Prior to that, he worked as an engineer at Interscope Records in Los Angeles with artists such as Usher, Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas and American Idol.

Brian graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2008 with a degree in music production and engineering.

Latest from Brian Allison

  • Jan 21, 2021

    Biden’s eviction moratorium

    President Joe Biden sits in the Oval Office as he signs a series of orders at the White House in Washington after being sworn in at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021.
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    Extending the freeze on evictions through the end of March. Plus, more evidence of the U.S. economy’s K-shaped recovery. And, the Biden administration has advanced two pieces of legislation so far. Economic relief is one, and the other deals with immigration reform.

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  • Jan 21, 2021

    Google, French news publishers reach deal on paying for content

    New rules in Europe mean publishers can demand payment from search engines for displaying their content.
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    Two French newspapers, Le Monde and Le Figaro, have agreed to a paid deal so Google can show excerpts of their stories in search results. Plus, Norwegian Air’s survival plan. And, the economics of Irish soft power.

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  • Jan 21, 2021

    On Day 2, Biden takes aim at COVID

    President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.
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    Biden will implement one tool for fighting COVID-19 that the previous administration used sparingly: the Defense Production Act. Plus, why some banks are lending less during the pandemic. And, the economic landscape in the U.S. as Biden takes office.

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  • Jan 20, 2021

    Outgoing Trump administration embraces lobbying

    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Marine One as they depart the White House on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.
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    Plus, the Biden administration considers a new antirust czar position. Also, banks are optimistic about the economy going forward. And, euphemisms that companies come up with for low-wage workers and how they’re part of a business model.

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  • Jan 20, 2021

    What Biden plans to do and undo right away

    American flags decorate the "Field of Flags" at the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol early morning ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.
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    Plus, Biden picks Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. And, in advanced economies, just how many people are actually worse off than their parents?

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  • Jan 20, 2021

    Europe welcomes “new dawn” in U.S. ahead of inauguration

    People prepare the inaugural platform for the presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 in Washington.
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    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined hopes for cooperation with the U.S. as a new administration is installed. Plus, a look at how the Biden administration’s planned immigration policies will affect migrants from Central America. And, we ask what the Biden administration could learn from Big Macs.

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  • Jan 19, 2021

    Rigging a game of Monopoly to illustrate economic inequality

    A psychology experiment using a rigged Monopoly game reveals how inequality replicates itself.
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    An academic study featuring the board game shows that random success goes to our heads, with implications for widening economic inequality. Plus, Biden’s pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And, Janet Yellen’s confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of the treasury begins.

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  • Jan 19, 2021

    Trump, Biden go back and forth on U.S. travel restrictions

    Incoming White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that the Biden administration plans to "strengthen public health measures around international travel."
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    The incoming Biden team plans to quash a last-minute proclamation from President Trump to lift travel restrictions from the Europe, the U.K. and Brazil. Plus, scaled-back inauguration festivities. And, the confirmation hearing for Biden’s nominee to be secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen.

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  • Jan 19, 2021

    Europe’s car industry sees record 2020 decline — and it’s short on chips

    German automaker Volkswagen was among those who finished 2020 on a positive note to limit the European car sales decline in December.
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    There’s competition between carmakers and electronics manufacturers over vital semiconductor chips. Plus, India’s automobile hub brings in strict local hire quotas.

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  • Jan 18, 2021

    Samsung vice chairman is back in prison

    Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung, answers questions during a parliamentary hearing of the probe in Choi Soon-sil gate at the National Assembly on Dec. 6, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea.
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    Samsung shares dropped 4% in Seoul Monday morning on the news. Plus, on MLK Day, a look at how charity and nonprofit volunteers are serving during the pandemic. And, a lottery in Italy that’s meant to encourage cashless payments and fight tax evasion.

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