SHORT BIO
Nancy covers Washington, D.C. for Marketplace. However, she has a wide range of interests and has reported on everything from homelessness to government shutdowns and the history of the Fed.
Before joining Marketplace, she worked in the NPR newscast unit as a producer and fill-in editor and newscaster. She also worked at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.
In 2023, Nancy was honored with a Gracie Award for a story on how pediatricians were coping with the end of the federal government's COVID public health emergency. The story also won a National Headliner Award and a Society of Professional Journalists award.
Latest Stories (1,676)
What the Fed's Summary of Economic Projections can reveal
Sep 20, 2023
The quarterly report gives clues about how members of the Federal Open Market Committee see the economy and what future steps they might take.
As Federal Reserve meets, economic headwinds blow
Sep 19, 2023
Consumers facing high energy prices and other burdens may cut back on spending, cooling the economy but, the Fed hopes, not sending it into recession.
How will Medicare decide a fair price for drug negotiations?
Aug 30, 2023
Dan Gorenstein of Tradeoffs explains what factors the federal insurance program will look at and what the next steps are.
Will we get less gloom and doom from Jay Powell at Jackson Hole?
Aug 17, 2023
In 2022, Powell warned of painful moves to get inflation under control.
August 15th is Mothers' Equal Pay Day this year
Aug 14, 2023
In other words, it takes eight extra months for working mothers to finally catch up to what fathers made in 2022.
Trying to boost diversity over margaritas at the Fed's Jackson Hole Symposium
Aug 9, 2023
There's been a push to make the annual gathering more reflective of the country's demographics.
Some Republicans are exploring a new position on student loan debt
Jul 31, 2023
The proposal bucks the party's usual laissez-faire approach.
Immigrant workforce reaches near record level
Jul 6, 2023
Foreign-born workers are continuing to play a crucial role in a tight job market.
No more business as usual for the Fed
Jun 29, 2023
Technology that can cause banks to fail overnight could force the Federal Reserve to upgrade its infrastructure, while continuing basic regulation to prevent failures from occurring in the first place.
Some prominent Republicans pivot on the economy
Jun 22, 2023
The group of GOP members, including Marco Rubio, announced a new stance on free market capitalism.