“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. […]
How “Marketplace” creator Russell helped Brancaccio find his voice
Tyler Falk of Current writes about the legacy of Jim Russell, the creator of “Marketplace” who died earlier this week. Falk writes, “David Brancaccio, now host and senior editor of Marketplace Morning Report, said Russell ‘took an enormous risk’ when he hired Brancaccio as host of Marketplace at age 33. “Russell had a ‘reputation of being very intense,’ […]
NY Times makes three hires on its audio team
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times’ director of audio Paula Szuchman: Susan M. Lee comes to The Times as a researcher and fact-checker on “The Daily.” Most recently, she was a digital editor with “Marketplace” from American Public Media and an assigning editor for a media startup. Additionally, she has […]
