Jeremy Hobson

Former Host, Marketplace Morning Report

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Jeremy Hobson is the former host of  Marketplace Morning Report.

Hobson started at Marketplace in 2007 as a reporter based in Washington, D.C.  He later covered Wall Street and its impact on ordinary Americans for Marketplace, based in the New York City bureau. He started reporting from New York one week before Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008.  Hobson hosted Marketplace Morning Report from 2011 through 2013.

Before joining Marketplace, Hobson frequently found himself in the right place at the right time when it came to big stories: He was calling Florida precincts for NPR’s 2000 election coverage, he was working for Boston’s WBUR during the Boston Catholic Church Sex Abuse scandal, and he was an intern for NPR’s Guy Raz in Turkey at the start of the Iraq War. In addition to those roles, Hobson has worked as producer for NPR’s All Things Considered, Day to Day and Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! He has also worked as a host and reporter for public radio stations WILL Urbana, WCAI Cape Cod and WRNI Providence.

Hobson’s radio career began in earnest at the age of nine when he started contributing to a program called Treehouse Radio.  Hobson is a graduate of Boston University and the University of Illinois Laboratory High School. He lives in New York and enjoys hiking, traveling and extremely spicy foods.

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Report: Cuts speed newspapers' decline

Oct 26, 2009
Newspaper circulation dropped 10% nationwide compared to last year, a new report says. And the pace of decline is accelerating, thanks in part to a vicious cycle of cuts. Jeremy Hobson reports.

One year after leaving Wall Street

Oct 22, 2009
Last year, Marketplace's Jeremy Hobson interviewed two Wall Street workers who had just lost their jobs at the start of the financial crisis. Hobson checks in on them again and gets their thoughts one year later.

TARP unlikely to bring taxpayer returns

Oct 21, 2009
A report from Neil Barofsky, special inspector general to the $700-billion bank bailout, says the TARP program was a success, but it's unlikely to pay off for taxpayers. Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks the details with Bill Radke.

Is commercial real estate next to fall?

Oct 15, 2009
We all know about the crisis in residential real estate. But what about the commercial real estate market? Is it going to collapse as some experts and pundits are predicting? Jeremy Hobson reports.

Goldman bonuses raise Wall Street bar

Oct 13, 2009
Goldman Sachs' bonus pool is reportedly $23 billion -- a figure Goldman disputes. Whatever the number turns out to be when Goldman reports profits on Thursday, it won't convince anybody that Wall Street has changed its ways. Jeremy Hobson reports.

Comcast's changes to NBC would show

Oct 9, 2009
If General Electric's rumored sale of NBC Universal to Comcast goes through, consumers would see some noticeable differences in what they watch. Jeremy Hobson reports.

U.K. group pushes for flat Asian wage

Oct 8, 2009
A British workers' rights group is calling for a flat minimum wage across Asia. Jeremy Hobson reports.

B of A's Lewis still faces investigations

Oct 5, 2009
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis may be packing up his executive suite, but he won't be able to leave his legal battles behind. Jeremy Hobson reports.

What B of A's next CEO faces

Oct 1, 2009
There's no word on who will replace Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis when he steps down at the end of the year. Jeremy Hobson reports the bank's size means it won't be an easy road for his successor.

CBS-GlobalPost deal ups int'l coverage

Sep 28, 2009
CBS is looking to save cash by partnering with international news Web site GlobalPost.com. Jeremy Hobson reports the deal may be a model for news organizations looking to beef up foreign coverage.