CNBC’s Faber to receive Bell award

The New York Financial Writers’ Association has awarded CNBC’s David Faber as the recipient of the Elliott V. Bell Award.

Faber is the 48th annual recipient of the award, which honors journalists who have made a significant contribution to the field of financial journalism and is named after NYFWA’s inaugural president, Elliott V. Bell. Since 1976, many of the biggest names in financial journalism have joined the list of Elliott V. Bell Award alumni.

Faber is the fourth broadcast journalist to receive the award, following in the footsteps of Louis Rukeyser (Wall Street Week, 1980), Myron I. Kandel (CNN, 1988) and Ray Brady (CBS Network News, 1993).

The Elliott V. Bell Award Committee recognized Faber, Co-Anchor of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” and New York Times best-selling author, for his longtime commitment to financial journalism. Over his illustrious career with CNBC, he has broken some of the biggest business stories of the last 30-plus years on companies such as British Telecom-MCI, WorldCom, Disney, News Corp and AIG.

Faber has also anchored and co-produced more than15 of CNBC’s acclaimed original documentaries, for which he has won several awards from prestigious industry organizations including the Loebs, Emmys, Peabodys and duPonts.

The NYFWA will hold an event on March 4 at 6 p.m. to honor Faber. The event will include a discussion with Faber about the most important things he has learned in his years as a journalist and the changing nature of the profession.

To register, go here.