Volcker walks out on Bartiromo interview
John Carney of The Business Insider wonders why Obama economic adviser Paul Volcker walked out in the middle of an interview with CNBC anchior Maria Bartiromo. Carney writes, “In case you missed it, here’s what happened. Volcker sat down with Bartiromo for an interview. But a few minutes into the interview he cut it short. […]
Who will be No. 1 at CNBC?
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Friday that the biggest decision for new CNBC senior vice president Jeremy Pink is to determine who will be its No. 1 anchor — Maria Bartiromo or Erin Burnett. Friedman writes, “Pink will show his hand by deciding which of the network’s two very popular anchors will get the […]
Bartiromo, Burnett rank among most influential women in media
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo ranked No. 27 and fellow CNBC anchor Erin Burnett ranked No. 28 in Forbes magazine’s list of the most influential women in media. The magazine stated, “Bartiromo’s job took on especial significance during the economic crisis, and she has interviewed figures in the thick of it, such as Bank of America’s CEO Ken […]
Bartiromo's weak interview with Summers
Ryan Chittum of Columbia Journalism Review lets Maria Bartiromo have it over her poor interview with White House economic advisor Larry Summers. Chittum writes, “Bartiromo — again — doesn’t ask Summers about his being ‘bought and paid for’ by Wall Street, as Portfolio’s Ryan Avent put it — pointing to a Felix Salmon rundown of Summers’ […]
Music and the CNBC anchors
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo was famously immortalized in a Ramones’ song that you can listsn to below. Now, a Memphis group called 40 Watt Moon has a song about another CNBC anchor, Becky Quick. Here are some of the lyrics: “Squawk Box, she’s a fox, The best thing about 6 o’clock When I turn on my TV. […]
Why CNBC and Maria Bartiromo are better than NYT's Floyd Norris
Evan Cooper, deputy editor of Investment News, argues that the attraction for many who watch CNBC and other business news on television is that it’s more real than reality. Cooper writes, “There’s a drugged quality to the feeling we get as we stare at the moving pictures and are drawn into the TV world of […]
How Bloomberg TV must change
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman, a former Bloomberg News employee, writes Friday about how Bloomberg Television could change to attract a wider audience. Friedman writes, “To compete effectively with CNBC and Fox Business, Lack’s focus likely will be to upgrade Bloomberg’s performance during the critical early-morning hours leading up to the opening bell. “As a way […]
Wald's pending exit from CNBC surprises insiders
Jon Friedman of Marketwatch writes Tuesday that the impending departure of Jonathan Wald, the senior vice president at CNBC, means that the network will lose the staunchest advocate of its on-air talent. Friedman writes, “CNBC’s on-air journalists have a reason to dread Wald’s departure. He was a prominent cheerleader for their work inside and outside […]
Folkenflik admires Bartiromo interview of ousted Merrill CEO
David Folkenflik of National Public Radio says he thought that CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo did an excellent job of interviewing former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain about the company’s problems and his spending to redecorate his office. Bartiromo writes, “She strips him bare. “Bartiromo has been accused at times of being too cozy with the […]
Bartiromo's Thain interview causing questions
Earlier this week, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo interviewed ousted Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain on the air about his departure. But what wasn’t disclosed was that Bartiromo and Thain share the same public relations professional Ken Sunshine. And that’s leading some to question whether that relationship should have been disclosed before the interview. Richard Johnson […]
