Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Correspondent

Nancy covers Washington, D.C. for Marketplace. However, she has a wide range of interests and has reported on everything from homelessness to government shutdowns and the history of the Fed.

Before joining Marketplace, she worked in the NPR newscast unit as a producer and fill-in editor and newscaster. She also worked at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.

In 2023, Nancy was honored with a Gracie Award for a story on how pediatricians were coping with the end of the federal government's COVID public health emergency. The story also won a National Headliner Award and a Society of Professional Journalists award.

Latest from Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Nov 4, 2010
What the GOP has to do to enforce change
Having won control of the House of Representatives, Republicans are making claims that they will work to repeal President Obama's health care and financial reform laws. But they haven't gotten specific as to how they plan to do it. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Oct 18, 2010
U.S. probes China’s clean-tech policies
The Obama administration has launched an investigation into whether China's support for its clean-energy sector violates international trade rules. The investigation comes at the behest of the United Steelworkers Union, which has filed a complaint with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Oct 15, 2010
What Verizon’s iPad means for AT&T
Apple has announced that Verizon will begin selling the iPad by the end of this month, with rumors that the two will connect for the iPhone next year. But where does that leave AT&T? Nancy Marshall-Genzer reports.
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Oct 14, 2010
How youth are coping in tough economy
President Obama will participate in a youth town hall meeting on the MTV and BET networks. The president will take questions from an audience of about 250 young people and from young viewers. That's a demographic hit hard by the sour economy, and some are doubtful anyone can help. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Oct 12, 2010
Program helps patients who skip pills
The pharmacy benefits company Express Scripts rolled out a new program this week designed to predict which people might stop taking their medicines. Then, the program will contact those people before they stop. The idea is to save money. Nancy Marshall Genzer explains.
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Oct 11, 2010
No big discounts this holiday season
You might not know it, but it's the holidays already. Retailers keep cutting prices. You may see some good Columbus Day sales. But will we see killer Black Friday deals later this fall? Nancy Marshall Genzer checks it out.
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Oct 7, 2010
Late gov’t payments hurt nonprofits
States are leaning on nonprofits more and more in this economy for all kinds of services — public safety, housing, food assistance. But a new report says cash-strapped states aren't paying the nonprofits on time. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Oct 5, 2010
Geoengineering: A way to cool earth
International negotiations on global warming are stalled and Congress has no appetite for legislation. There is one more way to cool the planet, but it's controversial. Later this month, a congressional committee will issue a report on something called geoengineering. Nancy Marshall Genzer explains.
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Oct 4, 2010
Iraq reports an increase in oil reserves
Iraq has announced a 25% increase in oil reserves. That would mean its oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia. But will even bigger reserves entice more foreign investment in Iraqi oil fields? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Oct 1, 2010
Low-wage workers and health care reform
Employers who mainly use low-wage workers are concerned that the "medical loss ratio" requirement of the health reform law will make it too expensive to insure their workers.
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