Senior acquisitions editor Peacher departs “Marketplace”
Amanda Peacher, senior acquisitions editor at “Marketplace,” is leaving the public radio business news show after more than four years. Her family is moving to Vienna, Austria. As the senior acquisitions editor, she focuses on stories that raise our economic intelligence. Peacher work with reporters from across the public radio network and beyond to bring […]
NPR hires “Marketplace” reporter Pak as China correspondent
In a note to newsroom staff, chief international editor Didi Schanche announced the following staffing update: Dear All, I’m delighted to announce that Jennifer Pak has joined NPR as China Correspondent. She has been hired for the NPR Beijing bureau. Jennifer is a well-known voice to many, having reported from China for Marketplace since 2017. […]
“Marketplace” senior editor Parker among layoffs
Diantha Parker, a senior editor at “Marketplace,” was among the layoffs as part of a reorganization. She supervised a rotating team of five reporters. She previously worked at The New York Times as a digital news editor, producer, and reporter. Parker also managed and contributed to At War, The Times’s forum for exploring the experiences and […]
“Marketplace” CEO draws ire with comments after layoffs
“Marketplace” staffers were displeased last week by layoffs at the financial news organization, and grew increasingly angry after a series of internal comments and communications that even the company’s management later said it regretted, reports Maxwell Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “Last week, the business-focused public radio outlet Marketplace announced that it was shedding some staff. “Employees at the […]
“Marketplace Morning Report” seeks an assistant producer
It’s an exciting time to join Marketplace. We are an industry leader in telling meaningful and creative stories heard by more than 12 million weekly listeners. We’re looking for an associate producer/director who is curious about raising the economic intelligence of our audience; driven to find new and compelling ways to tell stories both on the […]
“Marketplace”‘s Ryssdal on being a voice of economic reality
Josh Hersh of Columbia Journalism Review interviewed Kai Ryssdal, host of “Marketplace,” a leading daily radio show and podcast about the economy, produced by American Public Media, since 2005. Hersh writes, “He delivers the news—from the bitter latest on our 401(k)s to unexpected interviews about the modern-day resurgence of train robberies—with an affable, direct tone. “And […]
Marketplace seeks a producer, digital (social)
It’s an exciting time to join Marketplace. We are an industry leader in telling meaningful and creative stories on the radio with close to 13 million listeners, and we’re evolving into a multi-media enterprise centered around the ambition of raising the economic intelligence of all Americans. Marketplace is looking for a producer of social publishing. […]
Epp to join “Marketplace” as a reporter
“Marketplace” has hired Henry Epp as a reporter. Recently, he was a business and economy reporter at Vermont Public, where he has worked for more than five years. Epp joined in May 2017 as a reporter and host of “All Things Considered.” Prior to joining Vermont Public, Epp was a reporter, host and reporter and […]
“Marketplace” names Tam its executive editor
“Marketplace” general manager and vice president Neal Scarbrough sent out the following: Marketplace and Friends: I am thrilled to bring some truly good news to this space. Marketplace has a new Executive Editor. Donna Tam, who in various leadership roles over the past six years has managed our on-demand, social media and web platforms to new […]
Bibawy promoted to ME for “Marketplace”
Amir Bibawy has been promoted to managing editor for “Marketplace.” He previously has been New York bureau chief and senior editor at the radio show since November 2018. Bibawy previously worked at the Associated Press as a news producer and as editor of the breaking news desk. He was a digital television producer at Thomson Reuters. […]
