CNBC hires Bengtson to be VP of programming
Nik Deogun, senior vice president and editor in chief of business news at CNBC, made the internal announcement: I am delighted to announce the addition of a seasoned and respected journalist to the Business News senior management team. Craig Bengtson — a veteran of ESPN, ABC and CBS — will be Vice President of Programming, […]
How Sorkin uses technology to cover M&A
Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times and CNBC talked about what technology he uses to cover Wall Street firms and mergers and acquisitions. Here is an excerpt: What are your favorite tech tools for keeping track of mergers, acquisitions and everything in between? First, you need to know I’m a gadget junkie. I […]
CNBC’s Make It seeks entrepreneurs reporter
CNBC Digital is looking to hire a talented writer to develop its entrepreneurship coverage under the NYC-based Make It brand. CNBC’s Make It is a fast-growing, consumer-friendly section of CNBC, devoted to aspirational content about entrepreneurship, leadership, careers, and money. The Entrepreneurs Writer will be responsible for pitching and creating engaging content that inspires the […]
CNBC to offer news briefs on HomePod
CNBC will begin offering an audio news brief for HomePod, Apple’s new wireless speaker for the home. HomePod will be available to order on Friday, Jan. 26. Customers can say, “Hey Siri, play business news” or “Hey Siri, play me the news from CNBC,” and the CNBC audio news brief will provide users with news […]
CNBC.com names Thomas as retail reporter
Lauren Thomas has been named retail reporter for CNBC.com after previously serving as a news associate. Thomas will focus on building CNBC.com’s coverage of department stores such as Macy’s and J.C. Penney, plus specialty retailers such as Lululemon in her new position. She joined CNBC in January 2017 as a news associate focused on breaking news coverage, […]
CNBC.com seeks national security and politics reporter
CNBC.com seeks an exceptional politics reporter to join its team of editors and reporters in Washington, DC. The National Security & Politics Reporter will be responsible for conveying engaging, impactful content to an audience focused on business and money. Specifically aspects such as investing, finance, executive leadership, entrepreneurship, personal finance and wealth. We’re looking for […]
What’s behind the success at Fox Business Network
Michael Malone of Broadcasting & Cable explores the recent ratings success of Fox Business Network. Malone writes, “Enjoying a bump in the ratings thanks to our current White House resident, and riding well-established anchors such as Maria Bartiromo and Lou Dobbs to further Nielsen gains, the network finished the year with an average of 195,000 […]
CNBC.com names Calia its politics editor
CNBC.com managing editor Jeff McCracken sent out the following announcement on Friday: I am pleased to announce Mike Calia has been named Politics Editor for CNBC.com. Mike joined CNBC nearly a year ago as a hot seat editor for the breaking news desk often handling late breaking news. Prior to CNBC, he spent more than […]
CNBC seeks a field producer in San Francisco
The Field Producer brainstorms and pitches ideas, researches topics and works closely with reporter(s) to advance stories, break news and produce segments both in- studio and in the field. Responsibilities could include, but are not limited to: Work both independently and with reporters/anchors to produce original business news content, primarily for broadcast and additionally for […]
CNBC’s Epperson named person to watch in TV news
CNBC personal finance reporter Sharon Epperson has been named one of NewsPro’s 12 people in television news to watch in 2018. NewsPro writes, “With the retirement of finance guru Suze Orman, Sharon Epperson inherited the role of trusted source for personal finance on CNBC. But in September 2016, Epperson suffered a sudden brain aneurysm that […]
