SHORT BIO
Richard Cunningham is a former associate producer for Marketplace in Los Angeles. He is originally from Hyattsville, Maryland, and is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the University of Missouri. Before joining Marketplace, he worked as an associate producer at public radio station WAMU, producing a local talk show.
When not researching stories and cutting tape, Richard can be found on the basketball court practicing jump shots or spending his hard-earned money in music stores updating his CD collection.
Latest Stories (99)
How a St. Louis pottery tool maker became a worker cooperative
Apr 14, 2022
Collin Garrity of Garrity Tools says the pandemic forced him to rethink his ideas about work and business ownership.
How has the war in Ukraine affected global hunger?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Mar 10, 2022
Even if globally significant crops in the Ukraine and Russia are eventually harvested, the chief economist of the UN World Food Programme warns they may not make it out of either country.
How does isolating Russia affect global aviation?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Mar 2, 2022
"We have gone backward probably about 30 years in a blink of an eye," says Jon Ostrower, editor of aviation industry website The Air Current.
How will Biden's additional sanctions affect the Russian economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Feb 24, 2022
"So long as Putin continues to be president of Russia, Russia will not be able to benefit from the global economy," said the Atlantic Council's Eddie Fishman.
What is the current state of Afghanistan's economy?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Feb 23, 2022
Afghanistan was on the precipice of a humanitarian disaster, and it fell off that precipice, said Madiha Afzal at the Brookings Institution.
How the "Great Reassessment" brought this Dallas dancer to confront the gender gap in dance
Feb 18, 2022
Even though there are more female dancers than there are male, men dominate leadership positions.
Iowa concert venue operator persisted through pandemic with help of SBA and other allies
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Feb 16, 2022
Tobi Parks' xBk was open only six months before the pandemic hit. A federal grant helped it weather COVID.
"We've taken the licks, and we've gotten back up," Baltimore cafe owner says
by
Amy Scott
and Richard Cunningham
Feb 14, 2022
Terence Dickson says his Terra Cafe stands for "Black awesome." After 12 years in business and many scars, "we're gonna keep it going."
This Maine fishery owner tries to keep an even keel amid volatile scallop prices
Feb 2, 2022
"How do you set your price when you don’t know if it’s going to be $12 a pound or $37 a pound?" says Togue Brawn of Downeast Dayboat.
Why it's so hard to pass climate crisis legislation in the U.S.
by
Amy Scott
and Richard Cunningham
Jan 27, 2022
The American political system makes it easier to block change than to create it, explains Shannon Osaka of Grist.