Daisy Palacios

Senior Producer

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Daisy is the senior producer for “Marketplace Tech,” where she leads a team of collaborative producers and hosts in covering the latest tech trends and examining how technology impacts the economy and our daily lives.

Before that, she was a producer and editor working mostly on stories that appeared on Marketplace’s flagship afternoon program. Over the years, Daisy has field produced stories across the country on a wide array of topics — small business, immigration, manufacturing, trade, elections and natural disaster recovery. She also spent time on Marketplace’s “This Is Uncomfortable” podcast producing stories about how money shapes identities and affects relationships.

Daisy was born and raised in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach, where she was a reporter for the campus radio news show.

Latest Stories (157)

How Latinos are transforming the economy of a small rural town

Sep 8, 2017
Immigrants drawn by jobs at the local meat-packing plant are making their mark in business and politics.
Norma Corral, an immigrant from Mexico, worked at Cargill's beef processing plant in Schuyler, Nebraska for a decade before opening up her business, Paleteria Oasis, in downtown.
Daisy Palacios/Marketplace

In Nebraska, immigrants work hard-to-fill jobs in meatpacking industry

Sep 8, 2017
The nation's food supply chain could collapse without immigrant labor.
Chuck Folken is the owner of Folken Feed Yards, a livestock feed farm in Leigh, Nebraska.
Daisy Palacios/Marketplace

Congress needs to pass tax reform. Or else.

Aug 3, 2017
The senior vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says lawmakers have to compromise to make it happen.
The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol. The Senate is scheduled to return from summer break on Sept. 5.
Mark Wilson/Getty Images

There's a whole lot of love for Howlin' Ray's Nashville-style hot chicken in LA

Jul 18, 2017
Copy cats are popping up, and chef Johnny Zone promotes them. "That means we're doing something right."
Photo courtesy of Howlin' Ray's

Soda pop gives a family-owned grocery store a new life

Jul 6, 2017
John Nese of Galco's Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles shares the history of his store and the soda it sells.
Galco's owner John Nese.
Daisy Palacios/Marketplace

The inside scoop on ice cream: George Washington, fist fights and custard

Jun 30, 2017
Journalist Amy Ettinger writes about the history of the frozen treat in her book 'Sweet Spot.'
“Sometimes my husband jokes that I’m running a gelato non-profit, and it certainly does feel that way,” said Uli Nasibova, owner of Uli’s Gelato.
David Paul Morris/Getty Images

Does a new CEO really mean a new start for Ford?

Mark Fields is out, but is new CEO Jim Hackett the answer to transforming Ford?
"We need to move faster with great clarity so that everybody understands where we're going, our employees, our investors, and the public" said Bill Ford, Ford's executive chairman. Above, a picture of Ford and former CEO Mark Fields.
William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

100 days into Trump's presidency, Union City, Pennsylvania, stands behind him

The president has our 'best interests at heart' Union City locals say.
At Ma-Donna’s Restaurant, a local gathering spot in Erie County’s Union City, Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal checked in to see how locals feel about President Trump’s first 100 days. From left to right: Merv Troyer, Robert Glen, Keith Troyer, and Norm Troyer.
Caitlin Esch/Marketplace

Is Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' political commentary?

Apr 27, 2017
Creator and showrunner Bruce Miller wants you to watch the program for its heavy but hopeful themes.
Elisabeth Moss and Alexis Bledel in Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale."
George Kraychyk/Hulu

What people get wrong when they talk about NAFTA

Mar 24, 2017
Economist Marc Melitz says there are common misunderstandings about NAFTA.
Employees work in a manufacturing business in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Joe Raedle/Newsmakers