CNBC expanding Make It personal finance brand

CNBC is expanding its its Make It personal finance brand, which it launched in 2016, with new ventures like a weekly TV series and online classes, reports Alex Weprin of The Hollywood Reporter. Weprin reports, “Now the company is bringing the brand to other platforms, including a weekend TV series based on some of the digital […]

CNBC’s Colarusso on how the news channel operates

Russell Sherman of the “Press Profiles” podcast interviewed CNBC senior vice president of news Dan Colarusso about his job and his career. Colarusso, who lives in Brooklyn, is typically in the CNBC office in New Jersey before 7 a.m. “I don’t sleep much,” he said. “Rest is for the dead.” He reads the Financial Times, […]

CNBC completes renovation of its main studio

CNBC recently completed a major renovation of its largest studio, Studio A, a 7,000-square-foot space, reports Dak Dillon of NewscastStudio. Dillon reports, “Studio A launched in 2003 with the network’s move from Fort Lee to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and is an iconic piece of the network’s on-air identity, given its location adjacent to the CNBC newsroom. […]

Why CNBC isn’t helpful to viewers

Andrew Feinberg writes for Slate about how financial news channel CNBC actually hurts investors. Feinberg writes, “You don’t need to know the investing record of CNBC experts to be suspicious of what passes for on-air wisdom. Four stock pickers, including Dewardric McNeal of Longview Global LLC and Barbara Doran of BD8 Capital Partners, recently mispronounced Nvidia […]

Bloomberg Television hires Bercetche to anchor

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 […]

CNBC anchor Berceteche departs European “Street Signs”

Joumanna Bercetche, co-anchor of the European edition of CNBC’s “Street Signs,” has left the news organization. In addition to providing commentary and analysis on major company earnings and macro events, Bercetche spends much of her time interviewing policymakers and executives from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She also reports live on monetary policy […]

The Verge hires Feiner as senior policy reporter

The Verge has hired Lauren Feiner as a senior reporter covering tech policy. She most recently was covering tech policy for CNBC.com. She’d been with CNBC since 2018 beginning as a tech general assignments reporter and is currently based out of Washington, D.C. Feiner has appeared as a guest on MSNBC, NBC News NOW, NBC LX and […]

CNBC hires Passariello as San Fran bureau chief

CNBC senior vice president Dan Colarusso sent out the following Wednesday morning: I am happy to announce Christina Passariello is joining CNBC as our San Francisco Bureau Chief.  She will begin on February 12 and report to CNBC Managing Editor Lacy O’Toole. Christina comes to us from The Washington Post, where she was most recently Deputy […]

NBC News names Calia its ME of biz and economy unit

Catherine Kim, senior vice president of NBC News, sent out the following on Monday: I am pleased to announce that Mike Calia is joining us at NBC News as Managing Editor of the newly named Business & Economy unit. As Managing Editor of the Business & Economy unit, Mike will oversee editorial direction of our stellar team, collaborate […]

CNBC’s Calia leaving for NBC slot

Mike Calia, senior editor for business and company news at CNBC, is leaving for a position at sister company NBC. Calia oversees coverage of a variety of industries, including media, transportation, retail and restaurants. Previously, he ran the politics desk and worked as a breaking news editor for CNBC.com. Calia worked at The Wall Street […]