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Tony Wagner

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Tony Wagner is Marketplace's newsletter editor. He writes the daily email newsletter and edits several others, including Marketplace's Crash Courses.

Previously he was a digital producer who helped launch “Make Me Smart,” “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” After eight years at Marketplace headquarters in LA, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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How 'American Idol' changed music and TV

by Adriene Hill , Sarah Menendez and Tony Wagner
Apr 6, 2016
It's almost impossible to overstate the show's influence in the past 15 years.
Brian Dunkleman, Kelly Clarkson and Ryan Seacrest at on 'American Idol,' August 28, 2002.
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Why aren't people watching women's basketball?

by Tony Wagner
Apr 5, 2016
For a lot of fans, March Madness ended with Villanova's buzzer-beater. Why?
Moriah Jefferson of the Connecticut Huskies shoots against Gabriella Hanson of the Oregon State Beavers in the second quarter during the semifinals of the 2016 NCAA Women's Final Four Basketball Championship at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 3, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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With no heir apparent for Bob Iger, who will run Disney?

by Tony Wagner
Apr 5, 2016
After decades of tough successions, the company might look outside for the first time.
The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger presents at the D23 EXPO in Anaheim, California in 2015.
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Wisconsin heads to the polls a state divided

by Tony Wagner
Apr 4, 2016
The swing state lagging behind its Western neighbor, and the gap has gotten wider under Scott Walker.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz greets workers at Dane Manufacturing during a campaign stop on March 24, 2016 in Dane, Wisconsin. Wisconsin voters go to the polls for the state's primary on April 5.
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So, Hamburger Helper dropped a mixtape

by Tony Wagner
Apr 1, 2016
This is not an April Fool's Day post.
Hamburger Helper mascot Lefty in the studio, from the brand's Twitter account.
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When an aging video game franchise tries to adapt

by Sarah Menendez and Tony Wagner
Mar 31, 2016
The industry has changed, and decades-old series like "Final Fantasy" are trying to catch up.
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You can take a luxury cruise through the Arctic. Thanks climate change!

by Tony Wagner
Mar 30, 2016
Or, you will, at least. The first one is sold out.
The village of Newtok is seen from a plane on June 29, 2015 in Newtok, Alaska.
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Proposed LA law would provide storage units for the homeless

by Tony Wagner
Mar 30, 2016
The city with one of the biggest homeless populations tries a new approach to clearing homeless encampments.
A homeless encampment on December 11, 2000 in Los Angeles, California. 
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When celebrities get behind schools

by Tony Wagner
Mar 30, 2016
Plenty of stars try their hands at financially supporting education, but their mileage varies.
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean 'Diddy' Combs reacts after delivering the commencement speech at Howard University's 146th commencement exercises on May 10, 2014 in Washington, D.C. 
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All the times Batman and Superman almost met on the big screen

by Tony Wagner
Mar 24, 2016
"Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is a match-up 70 years in the making.
Artist Mauro Perucchetti's sculpture 'Modern Heroes', which depicts Batman and Superman in a pose reminiscent of The Creation of Adam in The Sistine Chapel, is installed in the Halcyon Gallery on October 6, 2010 in London, England.
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