Jason Margolis joined the staff of The World full-time in the spring of 2006 and had been reporting freelance stories for the program since 2001. He has reported from more than a dozen nations in Central America, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. Jason focuses primarily on economics stories, but also covers a range of topics from U.S. foreign policy to climate change.

Prior to joining The World, Jason worked in Sacramento for KQED Public Radio and was a newspaper reporter with The Seattle Times. Jason has a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkley, and a bachelor's degree in history from UCLA.

Jason is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, but now calls Boston home with his wife Amy and son, Charley. Jason is thinking of semi-permanently adopting the Red Sox as his favorite baseball team ahead of the Giants, unless the Giants come up with better offensive production by midseason 2010.

The Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California and British Columbia are Jason's two favorite travel destinations.