Nova Safo
SHORT BIO
Nova Safo is a correspondent for Marketplace, and co-host of the “Marketplace Minute” newscast.
He returned to Marketplace after a three-year detour at the international news wire service Agence France-Presse, where he was a Midwest correspondent covering 16 states and serving thousands of clients in print, online news, and broadcast TV and radio.
He has also been a correspondent for the now-shuttered CNN Radio, a staff journalist at NPR and Yahoo! News, and freelancer for SoundVision Productions, LA Public Media (a project of the CPB and Radio Bilingue) and other outlets.
Latest Stories (357)
An online directory aims to help transgender people
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Nova Safo
Jul 22, 2015
RAD Remedy is focused on helping transgender people find what they need.
Long-shot candidates reap benefits after race
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Nova Safo
Jul 21, 2015
Running for president can be rewarding even if you finish at the back of the pack.
How's the Apple Watch doing? Wall St awaits clues
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Nova Safo
Jul 21, 2015
Apples reports third-quarter earnings Tuesday.
PayPal makes its stock market debut
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Nova Safo
Jul 20, 2015
The payment company goes public, but how will it compete going forward?
Chicago raises a glass to the end of a happy hour ban
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Nova Safo
Jul 17, 2015
Eleven states ban happy hours. Illinois just ended its own.
Looking for change at Google
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Nova Safo
Jul 16, 2015
Wall Street is wondering whether the company can spend less.
Yahoo bets on fantasy sports
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Nova Safo
Jul 9, 2015
Through a mobile app, Yahoo will now let fantasy sports players make daily bets.
Subway suspends relationship with Jared Fogle
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Nova Safo
Jul 8, 2015
Authorities raided the pitchman's home on Tuesday. Now the chain faces a dilemma.
Chicago schools face $200 million in cuts
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Nova Safo
Jul 6, 2015
The cutbacks come just 2 years after the city closed almost 50 elementary schools.
What's holding back wearable tech?
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Nova Safo
Jul 3, 2015
The tiny sensors inside wearable gadgets still have a lot of evolving to do.