Bloomberg Television hires Bercetche to anchor

Joumanna Bercetche

Joumanna Bercetche has been hired Bloomberg Television as the new anchor of “Daybreak Middle East and Africa,” starting in April and based in Dubai.

“Daybreak Middle East and Africa” provides audiences with a daily spotlight on one of the world’s fastest-growing regions, with the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews.

“The quality of Bloomberg’s news coverage is renowned globally, and I look forward to highlighting the stories from the Middle East alongside our team on the ground,” said Bercetche in a statement. “This is a moment of fast-paced change and growth in the region with important business, financial, economic and energy stories shaping global dynamics and the decisions of business leaders. A very exciting time to be taking up this role.”

Bercetche joins Bloomberg from CNBC where she was a London-based anchor and journalist. She has interviewed prominent figures, policymakers, CFOs and CEOs and key central bankers from across EMEA and moderated panels at the World Economic Forum at Davos, the International Monetary Fund and more.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.