Bagchee returning to CNBC to run international
Deep Bagchee is returning to CNBC to run CNBC International. He has been chief product officer at ITV since September 2021 and before that the chief product officer at The Economist. Before that he was senior vice president of product and technology at CNBC in New York where he led a three-year digital transformation, growing both subscription services and […]
CNBC Make It hires Bhaimiya as a reporter
Sawdah Bhaimiya has been hired by CNBC Make It as a reporter covering careers, success and personal finance. She previously was at Business Insider as a reporter covering industries such as tech, retail and transportation. She also wrote about careers and workplace trends, Gen Z and social media, and emerging industries such as artificial intelligence. […]
CNBC celebrates 35th anniversary
CNBC celebrated its 35th anniversary on Wednesday, and in celebration, a number of CNBC employees who have been with the company for more than 30 years rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange alongside CNBC President KC Sullivan.
CNBC International hires Roach as digital news editor
CNBC International has hired April Roach as a digital news editor in London. She has been a reporter for Bloomberg News in Amsterdam, covering breaking news and the Dutch financial markets. Roach previously was a reporter for the Evening Standard in London. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Warwick.
CNBC’s Smith departing after five years
CNBC correspondent Elliot Smith is leaving the network after five years. His last day will be Thursday. Smith is a correspondent for CNBC International in London, covering the intersection of economics and politics in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining CNBC as a markets reporter in April 2019, he spent two and a half […]
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 […]
