Name Paddy Hirsch | Education University of Warwick | |
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Books Man Vs. Markets: Economics Explained (Plain and Simple) Profiles | ||
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Paddy Hirsch is an author, journalist, web video host, financial blogger and a commentator on the economy. and financial markets He is the author of Man vs Markets, Economics Explained, Plain and Simple, a lighthearted, illustrated book explaining the workings of the financial markets, published by HarperCollins. Hirsch is the Senior Producer overseeing personal finance coverage at the American Public Media radio program Marketplace, where he produces the weekend personal finance program Marketplace Money and also writes and hosts the Marketplace Whiteboard, a weekly video explainer that covers the financial markets and the economy. Marketplace Whiteboard was a Webby Award Honoree in 2009. Hirsch was editor of the Marketplace New York Bureau throughout the financial crisis of 2008/2009. In 2010 he was awarded a fellowship with the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists at Stanford University. He returned to Marketplace in July 2011, and joined the launch team for a new program, the Marketplace Index, which launched in September 2011.
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Biography
Hirsch joined Marketplace in March 2007. Previously, he worked as a senior editor for Leveraged Commentary & Data, a division of Standard and Poor's, and for Bank Letter, a newsletter in the Euromoney Institutional Investor portfolio. He worked as the editor of the Vietnam Economic Times in 1998, and as a field producer at CNBC Asia in Hong Kong between 1995 and 1997. Before becoming a journalist, he served as an officer in the Royal Marines from 1986 to 1995. He graduated top of his class from the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, and was awarded the Sword of Honour. Hirsch attended the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, and Campbell College in Belfast, Northern Ireland.