SHORT BIO
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)
My Economy: Hard work, risk and opportunity in Alabama
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Tommy Andres
and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 4, 2015
What's really behind an unemployment statistic? We got to Alabama to find out.
Urban Meyer on coaching football ... and life
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tommy Andres
Oct 28, 2015
The elite college coach wants you to apply his locker room lessons off the field.
Tesla's Elon Musk: cars, design and those falcon doors
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Tommy Andres
and Nancy Farghalli
Oct 20, 2015
The CEO talks about the future of his electric car company.
John Green doesn't call himself a writer
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tommy Andres
Oct 19, 2015
But he's still a best-selling author. And he's keeping his YouTube day job.
The Transaction: The Bar Tab
by
Eliza Mills
and Tommy Andres
Oct 9, 2015
Two strangers, a bathroom emergency and an unpaid bar tab.
Domino's CEO Patrick Doyle: Tech with a side of pizza
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tommy Andres
Sep 24, 2015
The CEO talks about tossing out the old and embracing the bold.
Is this the rise of the robots? Probably not
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tommy Andres
Sep 23, 2015
Pedro Domingos' book 'The Master Algorithm' explores technology and our future.
The beer purchase that saved a man's life
by
Tommy Andres
and Hayley Hershman
Aug 14, 2015
A new keg of Labatt Blue was worth the wait.
A Columbia House retrospective
by
Tommy Andres
Aug 11, 2015
The company supplied one Marketplace staffer with a lot of music memories.
Coca Cola throws its weight into obesity research
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tommy Andres
Aug 10, 2015
NYT reporter explains the strategy of more exercise instead of less soda.