CNBC’s Wapner uses show as teachable moment
A.J. Katz of TVNewswer interviewed CNBC anchor Scott Wapner, who hosts “Fast Money Halftime Report.” Here is an excerpt: TVNewser: Five years as host of Halftime Report. Congratulations! Talk about the evolution of the program over time. Wapner: From the very start we tried to have a show that gave viewers actionable investment ideas in a fun […]
CNBC expands Make It team
Jenna Goudreau, managing editor of CNBC Digital, sent out the following announcement on Monday: I wanted to take the opportunity to give an update on Make It. I joined the digital team in May as the managing editor for the site, and I couldn’t be prouder of the tremendous success we’ve seen in just seven […]
CNBC remains No. 1 in video in August
CNBC maintained the No. 1 position for digital video in August for the second consecutive month with 12.8 million unique content video viewers in the business and finance news category, according to the August 2016 comScore U.S. Video Metrix report. Its video viewers were up 73 percent from a year ago. CNBC also held the […]
Fox Business beats CNBC for the week
Fox Business Network beat CNBC in the business day among total viewers over an entire week for the first time ever last week, reports Brian Flood of The Wrap. Flood writes, “The network averaged 181,000 total viewers compared to 171,000 for CNBC, giving Fox Biz it’s highest-rated business day (9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ET) for a week ever. “The network received […]
Cavuto’s Fox Business show posts record ratings
Fox Business Network managing editor Neil Cavuto posted record weekly ratings for his midday show “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” in his first week back from heart surgery, reports Brian Flood of The Wrap. Flood writes, “Cavuto picked up his highest-rated week ever for ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast,’ averaging 170,000 viewers and 21,000 viewers in the […]
How Jim Cramer got to where he is
Adam Carlson and Emily Strohm of People magazine profile CNBC anchor Jim Cramer in the latest issue. Carlson and Strohm write, “That led to a career in money management, which led to Goldman Sachs and then to CNBC. Cramer credits his success to his hunger and perseverance – and luck. “‘I was able to use […]
CNBC.com seeks news associate at headquarters
CNBC.com, the web site of business-news network CNBC, is looking for a news associate to help us identify great content (written stories, commentary and videos) from partner sites – and potential partners. This person will work closely with senior editors to feed that content into the right sections. We’re looking for a serious news junkie […]
CNBC seeks lead producer for personal finance show
The Lead Producer will work with creative and production managers to ideate, execute and post-produce an innovative show about personal finance. From the overarching strategic vision, to the day to day on- and off-set operations, the Lead Producer will take ownership for the production’s full life cycle. He/she will build and maintain relationships with key […]
Bosa rejoins CNBC in San Francisco
Nikhil Deogun, senior vice president and editor in chief of CNBC, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: I am pleased to announce that Deirdre Bosa will be re-joining CNBC full time, effective October 1, as a technology reporter based in our San Francisco Bureau, CNBC@1Market. For the past 15 months, Deirdre has been a […]
CNBC names Wells special correspondent
Nikhil Deogun, the editor in chief and senior vice president at CNBC, sent out the following announcement on Friday: We all know Jane Wells is special — so we’ve decided to make it official. Jane told me a few months ago that she wanted to step away from day-to-day reporting to explore some of her […]
