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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

  • Sep 25, 2020

    Wall Street’s guesses about the election and markets

    Goldman Sachs economists said in a note Thursday that worries are overblown — that there will be a victor on election night and in turn the markets will stay steady.
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    President Trump’s recent unwillingness to comment on a peaceful transfer of power has constitutional experts and stock market strategists worried. Uncertainty tends to mean market volatility. Plus, how local businesses that depend on the economy of college sports are faring.

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  • Sep 25, 2020

    What banks are doing (and not doing) about dirty money

    What banks are doing (and not doing) about dirty money
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    We take a closer look at the “FinCEN Files” with one of the reporters that first got ahold of the documents. Plus, work on a new COVID-19 relief package in the House. And, a powerful Vatican official abruptly resigns.

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  • Sep 25, 2020

    Harley-Davidson is leaving India

    Harley-Davidson is leaving India
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    The European Union is set to appeal Apple’s $15 billion tax bill ruling. Harley-Davidson has decided to end its manufacturing operations in India. The Olympics will go ahead but in a simplified form.

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  • Sep 24, 2020

    Nuclear energy’s 30-year low

    Nuclear energy’s 30-year low
    Jeff Haynes/AFP via Getty Images

    The number of nuclear plants running everywhere on Earth is at the lowest point in three decades. Why? Plus, pleas for Congress to do more in terms of coronavirus relief. And, a status update on auto industry reopenings in Mexico.

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  • Sep 24, 2020

    How much can Facebook’s Oversight Board really do before the election?

    Facebook last month announced it will stop recommending political and civic Groups to U.S. users. And this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that the company has known for months that Groups were fostering disinformation and calls to violence.
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    The board will be able to reverse decisions to remove content from Facebook and Instagram. Plus, a ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in California within 15 years. And, you know hybrid cars. What about hybrid offices?

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  • Sep 24, 2020

    Why working from home can still mean going into an office

    Why working from home can still mean going into an office
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    The next Brexit deadline is looming and it’s making businesses jittery, again. The growth of suburban work-from-home spaces. Australia’s second-biggest bank is fined more than $900 million for breaches of money-laundering laws.

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  • Sep 23, 2020

    A dollar amount on how much racism has cost the U.S.

    Corporations have been pledging contributions to Black Lives Matter, and they're also matching employee donations.
    Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

    A colossal number: $16 trillion over 20 years, due to racism in the U.S., according to a new study by Citigroup. Plus, the strength of spenders in this economy. And, fixing how we pay for long-term health care.

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  • Sep 23, 2020

    Can machines predict who will win the House and Senate?

    Of course, all forecasting models have their limits, because the data just provides a snapshot in time.
    Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

    The Economist has two new forecasting models out Wednesday morning that will attempt to do just that. Plus, what’s caused Tesla’s stock to collapse. And, how Texas is trying to make it easier for some to avoid surprise medical bills.

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  • Sep 23, 2020

    Europe’s new plan for hosting refugees

    A refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece.
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    The European Union is set to detail new, mandatory measures on managing migration. Australia reveals encouraging manufacturing data. How the craft beer industry is faring during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Sep 22, 2020

    Voting is already difficult enough for people who are homeless

    People can use the address of a family member, a homeless service provider or even their physical location on the street to register, though it’s difficult to get voter information or mail-in ballots this way.
    Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images

    The pandemic makes it harder. Plus, whether recent stock market gains can be attributed to faith in a COVID-19 vaccine, a preview of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s week in Washington, an update on political fundraising and Tesla’s new car batteries.

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