SHORT BIO
Jeff Tyler is a former reporter for Marketplace’s Los Angeles bureau and reported on issues related to immigration and Latin America.
Tyler began his career at Marketplace producing and editing stories and in 2000 his desire to report allowed him to move to the other side of the microphone becoming a foreign correspondent for the program. Tyler admits that working for Marketplace has given him a crash course in world economics.
His work has taken him from Argentina and Brazil to Indonesia and Pakistan. A California native, Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. After college, he worked for a travel guide company, writing a guide for Honduras and editing a travel guide for Mexico.
Latest Stories (645)
Detroit City employees brace as judge mulls pension cuts
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Jeff Tyler
Sep 10, 2013
Today, a US district court considers Detroit's request for bankruptcy protection.
Michael Keaton, George Clooney and the 'Batfleck'
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Jeff Tyler
Aug 23, 2013
Everybody has their capes in a twist over Ben Affleck as the new Dark Knight. But the franchise is like the superhero himself. It always wins.
Goldman's multi-million dollar computer trading mistake
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Jeff Tyler
Aug 21, 2013
A trading error on Goldman Sach's options desk shows mistakes still happen, despite all the computers.
NBC bets big on British soccer
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Jeff Tyler
Aug 15, 2013
This Saturday, NBC will start broadcasting English Premier League games, having paid $250 million for the privilege. But will it catch on with Americans?
Farm workers march for immigration reform
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Jeff Tyler
Aug 14, 2013
Thousands of farm workers marched today in favor of promptly legalizing undocumented immigrants. Some farmers, however, want to hold out for a better deal.
How immigration reform advocates are trying to sway lawmakers' opinions right now
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Jeff Tyler
Aug 13, 2013
Activists on both sides of the immigration debate use the Congressional recess to pressure lawmakers.
The housing market is flipping out
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Jeff Tyler
Jul 19, 2013
A new report explores the uptick in speculative home flipping -- though the geography of flipping has, well, flipped.
Is Madison Ave. living it up like Don Draper?
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Jeff Tyler
Jul 18, 2013
As the advertising industry embraces the Internet, it still depends on an older technology to deliver results.
Can an 83-year-old revamp the travel book biz?
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Jeff Tyler
Jul 15, 2013
Google bought Frommer's travel guides only last August, but the 83-year-old founder just took back his company.
How will injuries impact the NBA draft?
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 27, 2013
Basketball teams pick athletes to go pro at the NBA draft, but injuries among the top picks complicate the process of evaluating a player's worth.