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Katie Long

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Katie Long is a former producer for Marketplace Morning Report. She planned news coverage for the daily show in addition to producing host interviews and series, such as Pro Tool and Brain Drain.

Katie started with Marketplace in 2012 working for the digital team in New York. By 2013, she was directing Marketplace Morning Report and Marketplace Tech in Los Angeles. A recent highlight from her field work includes producing a weeklong series exploring the ways New Orleans’ business community and schools have changed since Hurricane Katrina. Prior to Marketplace, Katie freelanced for Slate, WNYC and New York Magazine.

Katie graduated from Duke University, majoring in public policy, with minors in chemistry and political science.

Latest Stories (148)

Last Ditch Effort: The Panama Canal and Peak Trade

Inching global trade growth, through the eyes of a Caterpillar

by David Brancaccio , Katie Long and Justin Ho
Jun 21, 2016
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar is facing declines on par with those it faced during the Great Recession.
The Port of Balboa on Panama's Pacific entrance, viewed from Ancon Hill.
Justin Ho/Marketplace
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Last Ditch Effort: The Panama Canal and Peak Trade

Panama Canal expands as trade falls flat

by David Brancaccio , Justin Ho and Katie Long
Jun 20, 2016
A new, wider channel will allow bigger ships to pass through. But how many will come?
AAL's Kobe ship squeezes through the current Panama Canal locks.
David Brancaccio/Marketplace
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Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional

More than a spoon

by Katie Long
May 10, 2016
A painter takes comfort in his tools.
Abstract painter Jeffrey Keith says he's been using the spoon pictured above in his studio for the last 25 years.
Courtesy of Jeffrey Keith
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Secretary of the Future

What if we had a Secretary of the Future?

by David Brancaccio and Katie Long
Mar 1, 2016
Corporations employ people to imagine and prepare for the future. Why shouldn't the federal government?
Corporations employ people to imagine and prepare for the future. Why shouldn't the federal government? 
Christian Schnettelker/Flickr
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Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional

Pick a card, not just any card

by Katie Long
Feb 5, 2016
A magician talks about his favorite deck of cards.
Pictured from left to right: Southwest Airlines playing cards, Aristocrat playing cards, Bee Stingers playing cards, Jerry's Nugget playing cards, Sleepy Hollow playing cards, Bicycle playing cards.
Katie Long/Marketplace
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Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional

Aluminum, carbon, steel, titanium? A bike messenger weighs in

by Katie Long
Dec 18, 2015
...And makes the case for heavy, sturdy bikes.
Ben Harper, bike messenger in New York City, with his Franklin bicycle. 
Justin Ho/Marketplace
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Pro Tool: Tools of the Professional

Dying is easy. Comedy is hard. Dropping the mic is harder.

by David Brancaccio and Katie Long
Sep 29, 2015
A comedian explains why some mics are better than others.
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10 years after Katrina

Katrina kid: Growing up after the flood

by David Brancaccio and Katie Long
Aug 14, 2015
Domonick Foy was in seventh grade when the storm hit. Now 21, he looks back.
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10 years after Katrina

Charting New Orleans' charter school experiment

by David Brancaccio and Katie Long
Aug 13, 2015
How have students fared in the city's new charter school system?
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10 years after Katrina

Charters transform New Orleans schools, and teachers

by David Brancaccio and Katie Long
Aug 12, 2015
Why the city's instructors are younger, whiter and less traditionally trained.
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