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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 (356)

Drug windfall raises questions for foundations

Nov 19, 2014
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is set to reap more than $3 billion.

Carnival Corp. aims for a new set of customers

Nov 19, 2014
The cruise company wants the public’s help through social media.

The big economic impact of data about the weather

Nov 14, 2014
Hackers targeted U.S. weather systems.

An apartment in the sky, for just $20,000 one-way

Nov 13, 2014
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is offering a 125-square-foot cabin.

How important is a CEO to a company's success? It depends.

Nov 11, 2014
The question became a critical issue in the Continental CEO's $1 billion divorce case.

Businesses start to text, and problems emerge

Nov 10, 2014
"I didn't get your text" has a real "The dog ate my homework”-feel to it.

Former Trader Joe's CEO dies but legacy lives on

Nov 7, 2014
Ex Trader Joe’s boss John V. Shields died recently. His strategies transformed the California supermarket chain into a national powerhouse.

Free trade on the agenda for Obama's Asia trip

Nov 7, 2014
A deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership would be seen by many as a win.

Everything you've ever wanted to know about emoji

Nov 5, 2014
A broad-brush look at the emoji industry – and the money behind creating and spreading the little picto-grams.

Lame duck Congress still has plenty to do

Nov 5, 2014
The government must pass a spending bill by mid-December.