Raghu Manavalan

Former Producer

SHORT BIO

Raghu Manavalan is a former producer for Marketplace, where he created content for radio and digital platforms.

Raghu started his public radio career at The Moth storytelling show and podcast, where he still works as the LA-based assistant producer. He later worked as a freelance reporter and producer for local stations such as KPCC and KCRW, before joining Marketplace in 2013 to work in a variety of roles. Highlights of his career include reporting from the bleachers at Dodger Stadium, producing live coverage from the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, and creating a McDonald’s sales data chart out of stale French fries. He has been awarded a Golden Mike award and AP Mark Twain award for his reporting.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Raghu did not have to move very far to work at Marketplace’s downtown LA office. His ideal Sunday includes basketball and brunch.

Latest Stories (114)

Miranda July takes the Marketplace Quiz

Oct 30, 2015
Artist, writer, and director Miranda July takes our money-inspired personality quiz.
Director Miranda July attends The New Yorker Festival 2014 in New York City. 
Andrew Toth/Getty Images for The New Yorker Festival

LA band YACHT takes the Marketplace Quiz

Oct 23, 2015
Claire Evans and Jona Bechtolt try our spin on Proust's Questionnaire.
Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans of YACHT.
Illustration by Bec Lorrimer

My money story: Storyteller Brian Finkelstein

Oct 9, 2015
What do you do when the bubble bursts?

Pennsylvania's budget battle is hurting school funding

Oct 2, 2015
Some local schools are taking out loans to make ends meet.

The UN's 17 goals for the next 15 years

Sep 25, 2015
The Sustainable Development summit's aim is to end poverty.

How to save $3,000, one five at a time

Sep 18, 2015
FiveThirtyEight's Jody Avirgan has a peculiar way of saving.

For-profit schools see a rise in student loan default

Sep 18, 2015
A Brookings study uses U.S. Treasury data to see where the debt is coming from.

One victim of falling oil prices? Recycling

Sep 4, 2015
It's now cheaper to make new plastic than to recycle the old.

How fear plays a role in our finances

Aug 28, 2015
It was the first reaction many people had when the stock market dropped this week.

China's growing, but not fast enough for some

Aug 28, 2015
Its run as global economic driver is starting to slow.