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

Dec 17, 2009
Will importing drugs save U.S. costs?
One of the more contentious issues in the Senate debate over health care is whether to allow Americans import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Read MoreDownload
Dec 15, 2009
Student loan defaults may hurt schools
New figures show students who attend for-profit colleges default at much higher rates than those at nonprofit schools. If those default rates get too high, schools can be kicked out of federal loan and grant programs. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Read MoreDownload
Dec 11, 2009
Lack of funding holds up probe of blasts
There have been two industrial accidents in Texas recently, but the board in charge of looking at these incidents isn't investigating either one. Why? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Read MoreDownload
Dec 10, 2009
New health plan expands Medicare
Senate Democrats are tentatively agreeing to scrap the public option for health-care reform. Instead, the uninsured could get insurance under a federal employee health program and middle-aged people could buy into Medicare. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Read MoreDownload
Dec 9, 2009
U.S. moves green patents to fast lane
The Obama administration says it will fast-track the review of patents for green technologies. Now green inventors will be able to jump ahead in line. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Read MoreDownload
Dec 8, 2009
SC could scale back anti-corruption law
The Supreme Court is mulling over whether to scale back or strike down an anti-corruption law. Supporters of the law say it's valuable against corruption cases, while critics say the law is too vague. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Read MoreDownload
Dec 5, 2009
Dems consider tax on big stock trades
What do you do if you're a lawmaker and you need to raise money? Congressional Democrats have an answer in mind — a new tax on trades on Wall Street. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports on how it might work.
Read MoreDownload
Dec 2, 2009
Jobs may suffer when stimulus runs out
The Congressional Budget Office says the stimulus created or saved anywhere from 600,000 to 1.5 million jobs. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports on what will happen when the stimulus money goes away.
Read More
Nov 26, 2009
Diddy to market fragrances at HSN
Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs will appear on the Home Shopping Network to promote his line of fragrances. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Read MoreDownload
Nov 25, 2009
Retailers get tough on return policies
Retailers are preparing to battle dishonest customers. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports that with fraud on the rise, retailers are often left holding the bag.
Read MoreDownload