Stacey Vanek Smith Biography
Stacey Vanek Smith is the co-host of NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money and also a correspondent for Planet Money, where she covers business and economics.
Stacey is from , Idaho, and she grew up working on her parent’s cattle ranch.
Stacey Vanek Smith Education
Vanek Smith graduated from Princeton University where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature and Creative Writing. She later got her Masters in Broadcast Journalism at Columbia.
Stacey Vanek Smith Career
Stacey Vanek Smith NPR
Stacey is the co-host of NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money. She is also a correspondent for Planet Money, where she covers business and economics.
She has followed economic stories down the muddy back roads of Oklahoma to buy 100 barrels of oil.
Stacey has even traveled to Pune, India, to track down the man who pitched the country’s dramatic currency devaluation to the prime minister. She also spoke with a North Korean woman who made a small fortune smuggling artificial sweetener in from China.
Prior to joining NPR, she worked for Marketplace, where she was a correspondent and fill-in host.
During her time there, she was part of a collaboration with The New York Times, where she explored the relationship between money and marriage. Stacey was also part of Marketplace’s live shows, where she produced a series of pieces on getting her data mined.
The Indicator
Stacey co-hosts The Indicator with Cardiff Garcia. The Indicator was launched in 2017 as Planet Money’s first spin-off. The show is hosted by Planet Money’s Stacey Vanek Smith and the Financial Times’ Cardiff Garcia.
The Indicator delivers faster, shorter podcasts, more frequently. Each episode of The Indicator breaks down a big idea. They use Planet Money’s style of witty entertainment-journalism. Each episode of The Indicator is approximately 10 minutes or less and is published every weekday.
Planet Money
Stacey is a correspondent of Planet Money. The podcast was launched on September 6, 2008, to cover the global financial crisis of 2008–2009 in the wake of the Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Planet Money also often provides reports for Morning Edition and All Things Considered and occasional episodes of This American Life.
The podcast was the first to report the small print in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 that allowed deviation from the original Paulson plan.
The podcast was praised by Senator Max Baucus for its attempts to explain the financial crisis “in terms the average American starts to understand”.
Stacey Vanek Smith Age
Vanek Smith was born on December 26, 1976, in Boise, Idaho.
Stacey Vanek Smith Husband
Stacey is not married to Robert Smith. She appeared in an episode with Robert Smith, and they clarified the rumours that said they were married. Below is an excerpt of that conversation;
SMITH: I’m Robert Smith.
VANEK SMITH: And I’m Stacey Vanek Smith.
SMITH: And we should note, we are not married.
It is now clear that Stacey and Robert Smith are not married.
Stacey Vanek Smith Body Measurements
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- Hair Colour: Brown
Frequently Asked Questions About Stacey Vanek Smith
Who is Stacey Vanek Smith?
Vanek Smith is an American journalist.
How old is Vanek Smith?
Stacey is 43 years old as of 2019.
How tall is Vanek Smith?
Information regarding Stacey’s height is not available at the moment.
Is Vanek Smith married?
Stacey is a very private person when it comes to her personal life. It is therefore, not known whether she is married or not. She is assumed to be single.
How much is Vanek Smith worth?
Stacey’s net worth is under review. This information will be provided as soon as it is available.
How much does Vanek Smith make?
It is not clear how much Stacey makes as a co-host of NPR’ s The Indicator as well as a correspondent of planet money.
Where does Vanek Smith live?
Stacey’s place of residence is not yet known.
Is Vanek Smith dead or alive?
Stacey is still alive and in good health.
Where is Vanek Smith now?
Stacey works as the co-host of NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money and also a correspondent for Planet Money.
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