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Candace Manriquez Wrenn

Director/producer

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Candace Manriquez Wrenn is a former director and producer for live broadcasts of "Marketplace Morning Report."

What was your first job?

My very first job was as a carhop at a Sonic Drive-Thru in Cedar Hill, Texas. I wore skates and everything.

What do you think is the hardest part of your job that no one knows?

From my experience, some people think that the “Morning Report” is recorded. It is NOT. As such, I am up at 1 a.m. to get the first American broadcast on air at 3:51 a.m. PST.

What advice do you wish someone had given you before you started this career?

Don't worry about attaining a fancy degree. Having passion and principles can take you far. (BTW, neither of my degrees are fancy).

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Breathing room. Whether you have millions in the bank or just enough to get by if a serious life event happens, money can give you such psychological peace.

 

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Fast-Track Vaccines

What's the definition of the "right" COVID-19 vaccine?

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Daniel Shin
Sep 16, 2020
Dr. Larry Brilliant, an epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox, believes the right kind of COVID-19 vaccine must meet some minimum requirements, like ease of storage and use.
"Thinking about coronavirus, the vaccine that we want is one that can be used in the most remote places by anybody," Dr. Larry Brilliant says.
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Fast-Track Vaccines

A completely global vaccine program will stop the COVID-19 pandemic, epidemiologist says

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Daniel Shin
Sep 15, 2020
Epidemiologist and CEO of Pandefense Advisory Larry Brilliant, who helped eradicate smallpox and polio, believes any vaccine program aimed at stopping COVID-19 must be distributed in every corner of the world.
"Unless we conquer it everywhere, we're not conquering it anywhere," Dr. Larry Brilliant says of COVID-19.
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The potential for global cooperation when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine distribution

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Daniel Shin
Sep 14, 2020
CNN host Fareed Zakaria says cooperation is the only way "to actually solve this problem."
There's historical precedence for global cooperation to solve international crises, says CNN host Fareed Zakaria.
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COVID-19

Some of the most vulnerable to COVID say they won't get a vaccine

by David Brancaccio and Candace Manriquez Wrenn
Sep 10, 2020
In part two of our interview, we discuss the level of trust that can be a factor in the vaccine distribution process.
Travelers, some in protective gear, walk through John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) as it stands mostly empty due to the ongoing cutbacks in travel because of the coronavirus on April 16, 2020 in New York City.
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COVID-19

Who gets first dibs on a COVID-19 vaccine?

by David Brancaccio and Candace Manriquez Wrenn
Sep 9, 2020
A bioethics expert weighs in.
A Sinovac Biotech LTD vaccine candidate for COVID-19 coronavirus is seen on display at the China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2020.
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An iconic role shapes a generation of Black women

by Kimberly Adams and Candace Manriquez Wrenn
Sep 7, 2020
An interview with Erika Alexander, best known for her iconic role as Maxine Shaw in the '90s sitcom "Living Single."
Erika Alexander speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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U.S. debt is hitting historic heights. How much of a problem is that?

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Sep 3, 2020
The last time the deficit was this high, as a percentage of the total economy, was 1946.
A national debt counter from mid-June. The U.S. is approaching a position it has not seen since World War II, as the amount of government debt is on pace to exceed the size of the nation's economy.
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COVID-19

Trump administration moves to halt evictions through end of year

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder
Sep 2, 2020
After the moratorium lifts on Dec. 31, tenants have to pay all the rent that's due.
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Do employees have a say in whether to go on payroll tax holiday?

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder
Sep 2, 2020
It looks like it's going to depend on who they work for.
The Trump administration's guidance on the temporary payroll tax cut is addressed to companies, not individual employees,
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The RNC and DNC painted very different pictures of the U.S. economy

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Candace Manriquez Wrenn , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Aug 28, 2020
It was Trump's appeal to American prosperity versus Biden's "Build Back Better" plan.
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