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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 'Choose Your Own Adventure' was born
by
Tommy Andres
and Ariana Tobin
Apr 11, 2014
The popular series turns 35 this year, but do you know how it started?
The cold truth about the ice business
by
Tommy Andres
Mar 31, 2014
How many bags of ice do you buy a year? Enough to make it a $2.5 billion industry, that's how much.
What goes through the mind of a paparazzi photographer
by
Tommy Andres
Mar 13, 2014
A successful paparazzi photographer describes his job, his life, and why everyone hates him.
Paparazzi photographer caught in the act!
by
Tommy Andres
Mar 13, 2014
Does that look like a tabloid headline? Good.
Giles Harrison/London Entertainment Group
10 amazing zipper facts you didn't know you wanted to know
by
Adriene Hill
and Tommy Andres
Jan 13, 2014
Important things you need to know about the $8 billion zipper industry.
I've Always Wondered...
by
Tommy Andres
Dec 20, 2013
We're starting a new series in January about life's little business & economics conundrums. What have you always wondered about?