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Marketplace Tech's Codebreaker Solstice

Friday, Dec. 16, 9 PM

As the year comes to a close, Marketplace Tech host Ben Brock Johnson and a list of high-profile guests look at how technology plays an ever deeper role in our lives. This new, one-hour special tackles our mixed feelings about tech with a sense of humor, a sense of awe, and a sense of holiday cheer. We'll hear of virtual reality's promise and the quirky outcomes of using consumer technology to tackle humanity's greatest challenges. You might even get the chance to crack a special holiday tech-powered puzzle!

Tony became WVPE's program director in 2022, after working as operations manager since 2014. He also produces Michiana Chronicles and works on other special programming and digital projects. He joined the station as All Things Considered host in 1997, hosted Morning Edition in 2000 and 2001, then returned to the ATC host chair from 2007 to 2016. One of his Morning Edition newscasts earned WVPE a Best Radio Newscast Award from the Associated Press in 2002. An Iowa native, Tony got his start in radio as a student at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), Harrisonburg, Va., and managed the radio station there for three years after graduating. He also worked in commercial and Christian radio prior to his time at WVPE. Tony lives in Goshen.
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