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

Jun 3, 2010
BP, gov’t finally accept int’l help on leak
Six weeks in, BP and the federal government have started accepting some international help in cleaning up the oil leak. Sophisticated skimmers from the Netherlands are set to be at work in the Gulf. What took so long? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Jun 1, 2010
Educators resent process of ‘Race to the Top’
Teachers competing with other states for federal education funds feel they've been thrown under the school bus.
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May 25, 2010
FDA tip line tackles bad drug marketing
The FDA has set up an anonymous tip line for doctors to report when they get a misleading pitch from a drug representative. So far, doctors seem to like the idea. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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May 20, 2010
Protecting taxpayers from derivatives
The Senate is still wrestling over key aspects of the financial overhaul bill, and one sticking point comes in the form of derivatives. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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May 17, 2010
Tax form deadline surprises nonprofits
More than 200,000 small nonprofits could lose their tax-exempt status if they don't file a form with the IRS by the end of today. The IRS is changing the rules for these organizations so it can keep better track of them. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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May 13, 2010
All polluters not equal under new bill
Under the energy and climate bill introduced today, new limits on carbon dioxide pollution wouldn't hit all industries at once, and oil companies wouldn't be allowed into the carbon trading market. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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May 12, 2010
Senate to unveil climate change bill
Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman unveil an energy and climate bill today that includes a federal mandate for renewable energy. But Senate leaders want to scale down the bill as it lacks Republican co-sponsors. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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May 11, 2010
Is it time to reform Fannie, Freddie?
The Senate will pick up the debate on a financial overhaul bill. But the legislation doesn't include reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are eating through billions of taxpayer dollars. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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May 10, 2010
Workforce is getting older, less educated
The Brookings Institution released a study saying country's getting older and less educated. Report authors suggest recruiting skilled, educated immigrants to help the workforce. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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May 7, 2010
FCC’s ‘third way’ to regulate broadband
The Federal Communications Commission reasserted its authority to regulate broadband access. That authority was questioned by a federal appeals court ruling last month. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports the FCC promises not to be heavy handed.
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