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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.
Episodes by Nancy (42)
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FCC eyes TV airwaves for bandwidth
Dec 21, 2009
The FCC is eyeing TV airwaves for extra bandwidth to put together a national broadband plan ensuring all Americans have high-speed Internet access. But broadcasters have their own plans for that spectrum. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Will importing drugs save U.S. costs?
Dec 16, 2009
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.
Student loan defaults may hurt schools
Dec 14, 2009
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.
Lack of funding holds up probe of blasts
Dec 10, 2009
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.
New health plan expands Medicare
Dec 9, 2009
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.
U.S. moves green patents to fast lane
Dec 8, 2009
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.
SC could scale back anti-corruption law
Dec 8, 2009
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.
Dems consider tax on big stock trades
Dec 4, 2009
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.
Jobs may suffer when stimulus runs out
Dec 1, 2009
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.
Diddy to market fragrances at HSN
Nov 25, 2009
Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs will appear on the Home Shopping Network to promote his line of fragrances. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.