Details emerge on Orman’s new show
Cynthia Littleton of Variety has the details on personal finance guru Suze Orman‘s new show “Suze Orman’s Money Wars,” with Warner Bros.’ Telepictures Prods. that is designed to air weekdays. Littleton writes, “It’s not clear yet if the project will be distribbed via first-run syndication or shopped to cable outlets. The series is in the […]
Suze Orman leaving CNBC for new show
CNBC president Mark Hoffman sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Suze Orman is one of the leading voices in personal finance. For 14 years and 621 episodes to date, Suze has been a member of the CNBC family as a preeminent advocate for financial independence teaching viewers the importance of personal empowerment when it […]
CNBC strikes deal to add context to financial news
Leslie Kaufman of The New York Times writes about how CNBC is adding a new set of sophisticated analytics to put daily financial news into historical context. Kaufman writes, “The analytics will tell viewers and visitors to the CNBC website, for example, how energy stocks have historically responded after a huge snowstorm, or how stocks […]
Francis said CNBC tried to stifle criticism
Fox Business Network anchor Melissa Francis said on the air Friday that CNBC executives reprimanded her for criticizing President Barack Obama on the air. Emily Smith of the New York Post writes, “Francis, now an anchor on Fox Business Network, said on air Friday that liberal media, including NBC and ABC, helped the architects of […]
CNBC.com layoffs include senior editor, Mad Money digital producer
Talking Biz News has confirmed that the following business journalists were among the eight laid off at CNBC.com on Friday: Mark Koba (right) was a senior editor at CNBC.com. Topics for his feature story writing include the business of politics, health care, employment and the economy. Before working at CNBC.com, he spent 11 years at […]
Eight laid off from CNBC.com
Linette Lopez and Julia LaRoche of Business Insider report that eight staffers have been laid off from CNBC.com. Lopez and LaRoche write, “Brian Steel, a spokesman for CNBC, confirmed that there had been personnel changes at the company. “‘The total bloodbath was unexpected,’ said one source close to the situation. ‘They pushed out a lot […]
Melloy returns to CNBC after StockTwits stint
John Melloy, who left CNBC slightly more than a year ago to become CEO of StockTwits, has quietly returned to the business news network. Melloy’s first day back at CNBC was Nov. 3, according to a CNBC spokeswoman. His title is investing editor with CNBC Digital. The spokeswoman declined further comment. Melloy was a a […]
CNBC hires Chemi from Bloomberg Media
Kevin Krim, senior vice president and general manager of CNBC Digital, sent out the following announcement on Thursday: I am very excited to let you know that Eric Chemi is joining CNBC Digital in the newly created role of Senior Editor-at-Large, Data Journalism. He starts Monday, December 1 and will report to Allen Wastler. Data journalism […]
CNBC’s “Fast Money Halftime Report” seeks segment producer
The “Fast Money Halftime Report” Segment Producer works within the show to pitch ideas and produce portions of the show which airs for an hour at 12pm EST – 5 times a week – Monday to Friday. The Halftime Report is a fast-paced markets show where four traders with skin in the game discuss and […]
CNBC Digital seeks small business editor
CNBC Digital is looking for a Small Business Editor to lead the website’s effort to develop more content aimed at news and trends affecting the more than 28 million small businesses in the U.S. and helping leaders of those operations make better financial decisions. In this role, the successful candidate will assign and develop stories […]
