Cheddar hires Bennatan from Fox News to be a reporter
Cheddar has hired Lisa Bennatan from Fox News, where she was an associate producer/writer, to be an on-air reporter. Previously, Bennatan was a video journalist at The Daily Caller, which she joined in 2020 as a fellow. She was also an on-air host at Bleav Podcast Network. Earlier, she interned at CNN, NBCUniversal Media, Fidelity Investments and CBS Radio. […]
How Cheddar’s morning news duo looks to differentiate
Mark Mwachiro of TVNewser interviewed Baker Machado and Shannon LaNier, the morning anchors on Cheddar. Mwachiro writes, “The morning duo, alongside Katie Sands and Arielle Hixson, bring viewers up to speed using a business casual approach to all that’s happening in the world on Wake Up With Cheddar. “The millennial-focused Cheddar News, which is mostly geared towards covering business and technology […]
WSJ hires Barberia as social media editor
The Wall Street Journal has hired Gianna Barberia as a social media editor. Barberia was at Cheddar News, where she worked as a social media producer. She was a content center producer/assignment editor at WFXT-TV Ch. 25, a Fox affiliate in Boston. She worked as a freelance writer and videographer at Khoury College of Computer […]
Cheddar’s Pratz departs for NPR
National Public Radio has hired Megan Pratz from Cheddar to be its political editor. She will start Aug. 22. At Cheddar, she ran the Washington, D.C., bureau for the streaming news network. That position took her all over the country and the world covering the White House, Congress and the campaign trail. Prior to Cheddar, […]
Cheddar adds three to its morning shows
Cheddar News announced Tuesday that Shannon LaNier, Alicia Quarles, and Katie Sands will be added to its morning shows — “Wake Up With Cheddar” and “Opening Bell” LaNier has joined “Opening Bell” as a co-anchor, alongside Alicia Nieves from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. She will also serve as a correspondent for “Wake Up With Cheddar,” […]
Fortune hires Ventresca as senior audience editor
Fortune magazine has hired Rachel Ventresca as a senior audience editor. Ventresca was previously manager of social media at Cheddar News and a social media producer and editor. She interned at NBC News, CNN Politics and Cumulus Media. Ventresca holds a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University.
Ellis departing Cheddar for Morning Brew
Allison Ellis, director of social media at Cheddar, is leaving the business news video network for a job at Morning Brew. She starts on Monday as managing editor of social media. Ellis has been at Cheddar since March 2019. She previously was social media and audience engagement editor for Bloomberg, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Pursuits. […]
Cheddar is launching its first primetime show
Cheddar News announced that it’s adding its first prime-time show with “None of the Above with J.D. Durkin,” airing each weeknight at 8 p.m. ET The show will begin on June 7. The network is currently live weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Durkin, who has been with Cheddar News since 2017 and […]
Cheddar hires Nieves as an anchor
Business news channel Cheddar has hired Alicia Nieves as an anchor. Nieves, an Emmy Award-winning reporter who has reported for WPIX-TV in New York and KYW-TV in Philadelphia, among other local news stations, most recently served as a national news correspondent for the E.W. Scripps Co. She will join senior anchor Kristen Scholer on “Closing […]
Cheddar rebrands as Cheddar News
Streaming news channel Cheddar announced Thursday that it was rebranding to Cheddar News and using a new tagline, “Look Forward.” The rebrand comes as Cheddar News approaches its five-year anniversary this June. Since launching in 2016, Cheddar News has covered business, media, culture, politics, technology and more. Cheddar News was acquired by Altice USA in […]
