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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 (357)

Push for IUDs comes from many sides

Sep 30, 2014
Health groups, nonprofits and drug companies have touted intrauterine devices.

Tribune Publishing enters the viral marketing sphere

Sep 23, 2014
The Tribune company is counting on online advertising to help its bottom line.

Vinyl record sales have jumped to 6 million

Sep 15, 2014
Vinyl sales are experiencing a boom among a younger audience.

Americans face food insecurity despite economic growth

Sep 4, 2014
Food insecurity is down only slightly.

Forget ketchup. How about foie gras mousse?

Sep 2, 2014
Chicago restaurants elevate hot dogs to gourmet status.

Legalized pot use vs. employer drug testing

May 7, 2014
A court case in Colorado challenges the rights of employers to test their workers for legal pot use.

Legal marijuana creates Denver warehouse shortage

Apr 14, 2014
Pot growers bought more than eight football fields of warehouse space