Tracey Samuelson
SHORT BIO
Tracey Samuelson is a former senior reporter for Marketplace.
What was your first job?
Working in a bread store at the peak of the anti-carb movement.
What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows?
Cramming all the interesting information I find reporting into a few minutes.
In your next life, what would your career be?
ER doctor.
Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.
Lots of stuff from Amazon.
What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment?
That time I went to Hawaii ... on assignment.
Latest Stories (475)
Outside Job: Columbia Business School professors get bad grade on full disclosure
Jul 29, 2011
School may be out for the summer, but Columbia professors have still found a way to be tardy.
As reported on Marketplace Morning Report, Columbi...
Food trucks shift from road to restaurant
Jul 29, 2011
The mobile eats trend is now seen more as a first step into expanding a larger business
Top scholars face new disclosure regulations
Jul 4, 2011
Faculty from Columbia Business School face new regulations regarding working outside the classroom.
Teen job seekers face cruel summer
Jun 6, 2011
However slowly, the economy is creating jobs. But not for teenagers, and that's frustrating for many now that school's out for summer.
Some Florida real estate agents pack heat
Apr 6, 2011
Wary of foreclosed homes and vacant properties, many Florida real estate agents are taking courses in order to get a concealed weapon license.