Suzanne McGee of Gotham magazine interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo about her job.
Here is an excerpt:
How have you adjusted your life to getting up at 3 am for your new Fox Business show?
I can confirm the city never sleeps! I’ve done those early hours at CNN Business, but I had 10 years without them. Still, it’s fantastic, because by 9 am I’ve interviewed 20 people, covered the news, and after meetings or working for my Sunday show, I’m free at 1 pm. It has cut into my social life, because I have to be in bed by 8:30.What about the “Money Honey” moniker? Is it feminist enough?
It’s never bothered me; I always questioned why it bothered so many other people. I was just grateful to be noticed. I trademarked the phrase because one day I may use it to develop some financial literacy projects.How has social media, such as Twitter, changed the way you approach your job?
On a practical level, I tweet during the show all the time, and I read the Twitter feed to be sure we’re covering what people are talking about.
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