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Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Correspondent

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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.

Latest Stories (1,651)

Panel questions how SEC missed Madoff

Jan 5, 2009
The Securities and Exchange Commission came under scrutiny today at a hearing of a House committee exploring how Bernard Madoff got away with his Ponzi scheme, even after the SEC had been warned about him. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

Tax cuts included in Obama plan

Jan 5, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama will be on Capitol Hill today to discuss his stimulus plan, which is said to include $300 billion in tax cuts. Nancy Marshall Genzer explores what else the package would include and how.

GOP vows to stand up to stimulus plan

Jan 2, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama's stimulus plan could cost nearly $800 billion. Some Republicans worry that money could be wasted on pork barrel projects and say it's time to curb spending. But is their call for fiscal conservatism coming at the right time? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

Is that bottle of alcohol nutritious?

Dec 31, 2008
Consumer advocates are asking Treasury secretary nominee Timothy Geithner to require nutrition labels on alcoholic beverages. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

Breaking down Obama's bailout plan

Dec 31, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama is working on his own stimulus package. Steve Chiotakis talks to Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer about where the new administration plans to put bailout money and when.

Stores put on push to save the season

Dec 25, 2008
Retailers are paying the price for the worst holiday sales in decades. In spite of door busters that busted their budgets, they're stuck with massive amounts of unsold inventory. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

More people are applying for mortgages

Dec 24, 2008
Applications for mortgages are at a five-year high, thanks to the recent interest rate cuts. But mortgage applications don't necessarily mean mortgage loans. Nancy Marshall Genzer explores the connection.

A bill for bailout accountability

Dec 24, 2008
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Olympia Snowe are introducing legislation that would require bailout recipients to give quarterly reports to the Treasury Department of how they're spending the money. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

Next quarter won't be like this one

Dec 23, 2008
The U.S. economy was not horrific in the third quarter, but this quarter and the next could be trouble. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports the biggest culprit in the third quarter was consumers.

Bailout could help stem foreclosures

Dec 23, 2008
Representative Barney Frank is drafting new legislation to help stem home foreclosures and reduce mortgage rates. The plan would use some bailout money and ideas from FDIC chair Sheila Bair. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.