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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

  • The Kaiser Family Foundation will hold a briefing on bills in Congress that would let you pay for long-term care through voluntary payroll deductions. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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  • The Department of Energy gave 20 teams of college students $100,000 in seed money to build solar homes as part of the Solar Decathlon. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports what the winners can expect.

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  • Yvonne Oppenheimer's brother couldn't say no to charities claiming to raise money for veterans. Now, even though he's deceased, the solicitations keep coming. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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  • President Obama's housing plan will help nearly 9 million homeowners avoid foreclosure or refinance. But the plan is drawing ire from homeowners who won't be receiving any help. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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  • Military personnel with outstanding legal debts are barred from overseas duty or security clearances, which keeps thousands of U.S. troops from doing their jobs. So the Pentagon is tackling the problem. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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  • The economic numbers released today were a mixed bag. Some were bad, others were good — at least at first glance. Nancy Marshall Genzer takes a closer look at what the numbers add up to.

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  • President Obama is set to unveil his proposal to help homeowners fend off foreclosure and stabilize the housing market. But will all that be possible with one plan? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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  • Congress is requiring states to allocate some of their stimulus money within 45 days. But is this enough time for states to spend the money wisely? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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  • President Obama says the stimulus package will create or preserve 3.5 million jobs and get the economy on track. But will the package actually stimulate the economy? And how will we measure its success? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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  • Eight CEOs of the largest banks receiving TARP funds were grilled by the House Financial Services Committee. Where were the former CEOs who got us into this mess? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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