CNBC reporter accosted by homeless man, can’t pronounce “prevalent”

CNBC reporter Kayla Tausche filled out a survey for Business Insider about her career and what her day is like.

Here is an excerpt:

What was your proudest day at work? Anytime I break news. The TV cycle moves so much more quickly than print does, so you know those segments are always the culmination of a very high-speed chase. There have been M&A deals, IPO pricings, and developments in corporate scandals – the break is what’s extremely gratifying.

What was your biggest screw up at work? Live television invites a lot of comic relief, and I’ve definitely had my share. I got tongue-twisted on the word “prevalent” once; had a homeless man accost me during a segment; and got my mic snagged off when a congressional staffer barged into my frame. All in a day’s work, I guess?

What’s sitting on your nightstand right now? I always take a fiction break in between business books to keep the content from bleeding together. Right now I’m tearing through reading Tom Rachman’s “The Imperfectionists” after finishing Michael Lewis’ “Boomerang” and before finally getting to “Googled” by Ken Auletta. All of them are stacked on the ol’ nightstand – a nice complement to an antique lamp and some pictures of friends and family.

Read more here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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sallyH says:
March 21, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Don't you think your headline is a little sensationalist, given that you provide no additionial details of her homeless man encounter? You don't normally go that route and it's a shame to see you start now. Traffic down much?