CNBC adds audio option around the globe
CNBC announced Monday the expansion of its partnership with TuneIn, which allows listeners around the world to hear its content. Already available to U.S. listeners, this extension ensures global investors and business professionals can tap into real-time market coverage, breaking news and exclusive interviews on the go. Through TuneIn, listeners worldwide can now stream audio […]
How “Squawk Box” is driving the news cycle of the Trump economy
Alex Weprin of The Hollywood Reporter writes about CNBC show “Squawk Box,” celebrating its 30th anniversary, and how it’s covering the latest in business and economics news. Weprin writes, “Business has always influenced politics, and politics has always influenced business. But there hasn’t been a time in recent memory where the lines between the two have […]
CNBC hires Napolitano as markets reporter
CNBC has hired Elizabeth Napolitano as a markets reporter. She has been at Decrypt Media covering cryptocurrency. She previously was at CoinDesk as U.S. court reporter for the regulations, policy and legal reporting team. She covered technology and business for NBC News and CBS News. In 2022, she received an ACP national award for breaking news reporting. Napolitano is a graduate of the […]
Siniscalchi named CNBC director of editorial operations
Gino Siniscalchi has been named director of editorial operations for CNBC under its new parent company Versant. He has spent the last nine years in a variety of roles at CNBC’s “Power Lunch” show. His duties included writing scripts for anchors, teases, and reporters. He was also a control room producer monitoring breaking news, assisting […]
CNBC International is planning cuts
CNBC International is planning to cut a small number of editorial staff positions. We’re told it’s an overhaul of the digital operations. A company spokeswoman provided the following statement: “We are currently consulting on proposed changes to the organizational structure of the international team to ensure we are best positioned to deliver on our long-term […]
CNBC’s Harring takes over “Squawk Box” newsletter
CNBC reporter Alex Harring has taken over writing the “Squawk Box” newsletter. He has been covering the markets and other stories about issues that shape the U.S. economy. Harring is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he studied English and political science. He interned at The Wall Street Journal. He worked for four years at […]
CNBC Pro seeks a reporter
This reporter will be responsible for writing about Wall Street analyst calls, big moves by big investors and financial market movements. The type of stories will include quick-hitting short stories on developments with macroeconomic factors, as well as how corporate earnings and other events are influencing markets. They will also be responsible for developing and […]
Schwab Network hires CNBC’s Vadas as host
The Schwab Network has hired Samantha Vadas as a host. She spent the past five years in Singapore as a China correspondent and anchor for CNBC. Vadas also worked for Reuters for more than four years in London and China. She was previously with the Nine Network in Australia. She is a graduate from the University of Technology Sydney.
CNBC to retain name, create new logo
Business news channel CNBC will retain its name but is creating a new logo, according to a memo from Mark Lazarus, the head of Versant. “Since its inception in 1989, CNBC — originally known as the ‘Consumer News and Business Channel’ — has distinguished itself as a trusted leader covering exclusively the global financial and business […]
Tayeb departs CNBC for grad school
Zahra Tayeb, a news production assistant for CNBC in London, is leaving to attend the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She had been with CNBC since October 2023. Taybe previously was a markets reporter for Business Insider in London. She started as a junior business reporter on the weekend business team following the completion […]
