CNBC names Slaman its San Francisco bureau chief
CNBC senior vice president Dan Colarusso and managing editor Lacy O’Toole sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: We’re happy to announce Katie Slaman is moving to become CNBC’s San Francisco bureau chief. As technology companies and the cultures around them become an even bigger part of the global markets, Katie is the ideal person […]
CNBC topped 1 billion page views in March
CNBC Digital hit a record number of unique visitors in March, more than doubling its February record, reports Sara Guaglione of Publishers Daily. Guaglione reports, “The CNBC site reached 1 billion page views for the first time in a single month. Plus, subscriptions to CNBC Pro, its premium product, were up 189% since January 2020. […]
CNBC quickly adjusts to new pandemic schedule
While it was almost impossible for anyone to fully prepare themselves for the oncoming effects of the pandemic, CNBC was one network whose efforts helped it adjust as quickly as possible to the new schedule for both remote productions and the crew still working in the studio, reports Michael Balderston of TV Technology. Steve Fastook, […]
CNBC’s Bagchee joins Economist Group as chief product officer
The Economist Group has named Deep Bagchee of CNBC as chief product officer. In his new role, Bagchee will be overseeing product management for all digital offerings across The Economist Group’s businesses, including The Economist and the Economist Intelligence Unit. He will also lead the product, analytics and customer experience teams that will provide objective […]
The strategy behind CNBC’s nightly pandemic special
Scott Wapner, the host of CNBC’s “Halftime Report,” talks about putting together a special on the coronarvirus pandemic “We’re taking a bigger picture on the virus and where we aed on a daily basis .. trying to stay ahead of the news flow,” he said. “It’s not market coverage per se,” said Wapner. “We’re thinking […]
How CNBC senior VP Colarusso’s day has changed
Dan Colarusso, the senior vice president of business news at CNBC, talked about how his normal day has changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Colarusso typically arrived at the office at 7 a.m. and goes to the newsroom. Not anymore. “There aren’t many people in the newsroom any more, so I hit the phone and email” […]
How CNBC has stayed on the air during the pandemic
Mario Schettino, director of field operations at CNBC, talks about how the business news channel transitioned to using padcasters, which essentially has kept it on the air. “Padcaster was actually introduced to us to about a year and a half ago. We tested it out, and it worked pretty good,” said Schettino. “So I had […]
What a now-emptied CNBC newsroom looks like
Brian Steel of CNBC gives an inside look at the nearly deserted CNBC newsroom. A few people remain, including Scott Wapner, Jim Cramer and Seema Mody. The network has 40 “padcasters” allowing its anchors to broadcast from home. “We’ve basically emptied out the newsroom,” said Steel. Watch here for the clip.
CNBC moves Sheetz to space beat
CNBC Digital reporter Michael Sheetz has been appointed to covering the space industry on a full-time basis. He previously was a markets reporter but has been writing about space whenever possible. He will now be covering SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Virgin Galactic, Maxar and Iridium. “The current crisis and volatile environment […]
Former CNBC anchor Caruso-Cabrera to run for Congress
Former CNBC correspondent and anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera has launched a challenge in the Democratic primary against freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Caruso-Cabrera has also served as a member of the board of directors for financial services firm Beneficient. She will take a leave from her role as CNBC contributor for the duration of […]
