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Jeff Tyler

Reporter, Marketplace

Jeff Tyler is a former reporter for Marketplace’s Los Angeles bureau and reported on issues related to immigration and Latin America. Tyler began his career at Marketplace producing and editing stories and in 2000 his desire to report allowed him to move to the other side of the microphone becoming a foreign correspondent for the program. Tyler admits that working for Marketplace has given him a crash course in world economics. His work has taken him from Argentina and Brazil to Indonesia and Pakistan. A California native, Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. After college, he worked for a travel guide company, writing a guide for Honduras and editing a travel guide for Mexico.

Latest from Jeff Tyler

  • Oct 30, 2010

    Work a day job like a rock star

    Rock stars may party hard at night, but many rockers — including successful ones — roll out of bed and work in an office in the day time. Marketplace's Jeff Tyler — a former rocker himself — takes a look at rock stars and their day jobs.

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  • Oct 20, 2010

    NFL takes action against dangerous hits

    The NFL plans to send a memo to teams about changes in disciplinary action. This comes after the NFL fined three players for dangerous hits in last Sunday's games. The fines range from $50- to $75,000. The league is getting tougher about tackles, particularly involving the head. Jeff Tyler reports.

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  • Oct 20, 2010

    Chevron ads spoofed by pranksters

    Chevron rolled out a new ad campaign called "We Agree" to highlight efforts to develop renewable energy and create jobs. But before the oil giant could get the campaign all the way out, pranksters stole the company's thunder. Jeff Tyler reports.

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  • Oct 14, 2010

    ICE and LA County continue collaboration over illegal immigrant inmates

    The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors upheld a program that would allow county sheriff's employees to interview suspected undocumented inmates and pass their findings onto federal immigration officials. The county may save millions with the deportation of undocumented inmates.

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  • Sep 28, 2010

    ‘Silent raids’ focus on employers, not workers

    The federal government is changing how it'll crack down on illegal immigrants. Instead of dramatic raids, immigration authorities will be combing through employment records.

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  • Sep 25, 2010

    Brazil, the next big oil giant?

    Brazilian oil company Petrobras announced a record-breaking stock offering. Some analysts expect tremendous growth from the country, but some are concerned that partial government ownership of the company may make the company less profitable.

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  • Sep 23, 2010

    Online classfieds: Who is responsible?

    The Village Voice's Backpage.com is being sued by an underage girl who was pimped out via the classifieds website. But the Communications Decency Act says that websites are protected from liability from what users post.

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  • Sep 17, 2010

    Art world finds a new market online

    These days you can buy almost everything on the web: books, clothes, shoes. As Jeff Tyler reports, you can also buy art — really, really expensive art.

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  • Sep 14, 2010

    Who takes care of the natural gas pipelines?

    Marketplace's Jeff Tyler takes a look at why none of the $50 billion President Obama proposed for infrastructure repairs is targeted at gas pipelines.

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  • Sep 13, 2010

    Little money spent on natural gas pipelines

    Marketplace's Jeff Tyler takes a look at why none of the $50 billion President Obama proposed for infrastructure repairs is targeted at gas pipelines.

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