Barr, former Bloomberg TV and CNBC reporter, dies at 46
Beccy Barr, who worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Television and CNBC, died at 46 from cancer. Helen Pidd of The Guardian writes, “Beccy studied government and economics at the London School of Economics, graduating in 2000, and then did a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism at City University. “One of her first TV jobs was […]
CNBC’s Eisen on the importance of forex coverage
Russell Sherman of the “Press Profiles” podcast interviewed CNBC’s Sara Eisen, co-host of “Squawk on the Street,” about her job. Eisen works from the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She worked as an intern for Bloomberg Television in Hong Kong, which lead to a job as a production assistant at the beginning of the […]
CNBC Make it names Leibowitz senior director of video
Jessica Leibowitz has been named senior director of video for CNBC Make It. She previously was a senior producer, launching the new online courses venture “Smarter” and the TV show “Unlocked” in 2024. She received a Webby Honoree in 2020 for her work producing the popular series “Millennial Money.” Leibowitz was previously a senior producer for […]
Zhao hired as deputy ME for CNBC International
Christina Zhao has been hired as deputy managing editor of CNBC International, based in the Singapore bureau. Previously, Zhao worked as politics editor for NBC News, based in New York. Zhao was also a senior editor at Newsweek, where she also worked as a deputy news editor and news reporter, covering China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, […]
Rodriguez returns to CNBC as deputy tech editor
CNBC.com managing editor Jeff McCracken sent out the following: I would like to welcome Salvador Rodriguez back to the CNBC.com team. Salvador returns to serve as deputy editor of technology news in San Francisco, reporting to Senior Editor Ari Levy. Salvador was born in Mexico, grew up in Texas and got his journalism degree at Arizona State University. He […]
Luhn named deputy editor for biz and company news at CNBC
Michele Luhn has been named deputy editor for business and company news at CNBC. She previously was a breaking news editor at the news organization. Luhn will report to Sara Salinas and will work alongside Jacob Pramuk. She joined CNBC in February 2022 and previously was a copy editor at ISS Media. She also worked as a copy editor […]
Why CNBC is getting into covering sports business
Derek Futterman of Barrett Media looks at CNBC’s recent entry into covering sports business. Futterman writes, “Yet in the profession itself, he and his colleagues at CNBC are determining new approaches to reporting and creating distinct content that serves the marketplace and appeals to the audience. CNBC has traditionally consisted of a linear television network accessible […]
CNBC ends “Last Call” after one year
CNBC is cutting “Last Call,” the outlet’s second attempt in recent months to offer business-news programming to evening audiences, reports Brian Steinberg of Variety. Steinberg writes, “The NBCUniversal-backed cable network is canceling the 7 p.m. program, which launched in March of last year as part of a broader effort to keep business-news aficionados watching CNBC later into the evening. […]
CNBC to expand sports business coverage
CNBC on Tuesday will announce the launch of CNBC Sport, a new coverage area that will be helmed by new and existing CNBC talent, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “This is CNBC’s first announcement related to a broader plan to shift its editorial and business focus to cross-platform verticals led by subject-matter experts. “The company […]
Yahoo Finance gains on competitors in May
Yahoo Finance continued its dominance as the No. 1 business news website in May, increasing its unique visitors by 2 percent while seven of the top 10 sites saw a decline. Yahoo Finance recorded 106.9 million unique visitors for the month, according to comScore. No. 2 Forbes posted a 7 percent decline in unique visitors […]
