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 (374)
The lingering effect of last year's tough winter
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Nova Safo
Oct 13, 2014
The U.S. Energy Department says heating costs are likely to be less this winter.
A new designation for the San Gabriel Mountains
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Nova Safo
Oct 10, 2014
President Barack Obama will declare it a national monument on Friday.
The boom-and-bust story of a crop called guar
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Nova Safo
Oct 9, 2014
A plant took on an outsize importance in the fracking world and created huge price swings.
Want to save money? Call your cable company.
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Nova Safo
Oct 9, 2014
Few of us realize how much we can save by asking companies for a better deal.
NBA strikes a streaming deal with ESPN
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Nova Safo
Oct 6, 2014
The NBA announced a deal with networks, giving us a glimpse into the future of TV.
How money gets made when people snap up web domains
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Nova Safo
Oct 2, 2014
The list of what can come after the 'dot' in a web address is growing.
Counting students in order to count up funding
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Nova Safo
Oct 1, 2014
There's a census of sorts in Colorado schools on Wednesday, which helps determine school budgets.
Push for IUDs comes from many sides
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Nova Safo
Sep 30, 2014
Health groups, nonprofits and drug companies have touted intrauterine devices.
Tribune Publishing enters the viral marketing sphere
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Nova Safo
Sep 23, 2014
The Tribune company is counting on online advertising to help its bottom line.
Vinyl record sales have jumped to 6 million
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Nova Safo
Sep 15, 2014
Vinyl sales are experiencing a boom among a younger audience.