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Jeff Tyler is a former reporter for Marketplace’s Los Angeles bureau and reported on issues related to immigration and Latin America.
Tyler began his career at Marketplace producing and editing stories and in 2000 his desire to report allowed him to move to the other side of the microphone becoming a foreign correspondent for the program. Tyler admits that working for Marketplace has given him a crash course in world economics.
His work has taken him from Argentina and Brazil to Indonesia and Pakistan. A California native, Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. After college, he worked for a travel guide company, writing a guide for Honduras and editing a travel guide for Mexico.
Latest Stories (645)
Sports contracts can pay more when they pay later
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Jeff Tyler
Jul 1, 2015
Two of the most admired and notorious deals in pro sports involve postponing payments in return for bigger paychecks.
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Skid Row storage helps put order in lives of homeless
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 26, 2015
A safe, clean place for belongings is critical to getting and keeping work.
On Hawaii, a big telescope stirs conflict
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 18, 2015
Native Hawaiians say mountaintop site for new observatory is sacred ground.
In Hollywood, a history of homelessness
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 2, 2015
Actors slept on the streets in the 1920s when landlords refused to rent to them.
In a homeless district, growing numbers raise tensions
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Jeff Tyler
Jun 1, 2015
Services are concentrated on Skid Row, where firms say conditions have worsened.
Making a home without a house
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Jeff Tyler
May 29, 2015
As more tents go up, homeless couples are forgoing shelters to stay together.
In Los Angeles, homeless camps are suddenly everywhere
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Jeff Tyler
May 28, 2015
It's easier to camp on public land now, and there's less room in shelters.
Patagonia tests the limits of sustainability
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Jeff Tyler
Apr 2, 2015
The outdoor clothing company tries to limit the environmental problems its products contribute to.
You can rent your car out at the airport for cash
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Jeff Tyler
Aug 19, 2014
Another experiment in the "sharing economy."
Sales tax holidays: A lot of hype for a little saving
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Jeff Tyler
Aug 13, 2014
They're bad for budgets, but Americans love our state sales tax holidays.