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Tommy Andres is the former senior special projects producer for Marketplace. He ran major projects and launched new series. He oversaw “Divided Decade,” a yearlong multiplatform examination of how the financial crisis changed America. He also created “I've Always Wondered,” “The Transaction” and “Brought to You by.”
What was your first job?
A ball boy for the Detroit Pistons.
What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment?
I produced Kai's interview with Charles Koch and had Kai ask Mr. Koch about his Darth Vader-like reputation. The day of the broadcast, Mr. Koch tweeted out a picture of himself sitting at his desk in a Darth Vader costume.
What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?
The vintage TV I turned into a fish tank.
Latest Stories (87)
How the closings of two auto plants changed Hamtramck and Detroit's Poletown
by
Tommy Andres
and Tracey Samuelson
Aug 14, 2019
When the Dodge Main plant closed in 1979, local leaders offered GM tax breaks and more land to move in. Now the GM plant is closing, too.
A broken guitar, a YouTube video and a new era of customer service
by
Tommy Andres
Jul 5, 2019
Canadian musician Dave Carroll looks back on the viral hit that made United Airlines sit up and listen.
What exactly is Huawei? What you need to know.
by
Scott Tong
and Tommy Andres
Jun 10, 2019
Get yourself up to speed on the race to own 5G, surveillance concerns and the vast reach of this $100 billion company.
The bottom line on being born a royal
by
Tommy Andres
May 6, 2019
A royal baby can have a very wide-reaching economic impact.
Divided Decade: Financial crisis yields lasting pain and new possibilities
by
Tommy Andres
and Hayley Hershman
Dec 21, 2018
We gathered your stories for a year. Here's what we learned.
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed banking
by
Tommy Andres
Dec 21, 2018
Bigger, stronger banks … and threats.
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed retail
by
Tommy Andres
Dec 20, 2018
A decade later, everything is still on sale.
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed you
by
Tommy Andres
and Hayley Hershman
Dec 20, 2018
We've gathered your stories for a year. Here's what we learned.
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed jobs
by
Tommy Andres
Dec 19, 2018
The work we do and the way we’re paid is different.
Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed politics
by
Tommy Andres
Dec 18, 2018
Did saving the financial system break the political system?