CNN’s chief biz reporter to anchor morning show

Chief business correspondent Christine Romans has been named co-anchor of CNN’s early morning program, “Early Start.”

She will join co-anchor with John Berman on the program, which airs weekdays from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. ET.

Romans will continue in her capacity as the network’s chief business reporter and anchor of CNN’s business programs.

“Given the audience’s interest in business news as the day begins, and markets across the globe have been open for hours, Christine will add a great dimension to the program that starts CNN’s programming day,” said Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide. “Plus, Christine’s fantastic rapport with John makes this a dynamic team for America to wake up to.”

Romans is the Emmy Award-winning chief business correspondent and host of “Your Money” at CNN, reporting on the economy, politics and international business. She covered the AIG and bank bailouts, the government shutdown, battles in Washington over debt and spending, and has reported on corruption from the point of view of the investor and American worker.

Prior to joining CNN, she reported for Reuters and Knight-Ridder Financial News in the futures trading pits of Chicago, covering bonds, stocks, derivatives and commodities. She is the author of two books, “How to Speak Money” (Wiley 2011) and “Smart is the New Rich” (Wiley 2010).

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