Lou Dobbs, the former head of business news at CNN who recently departed that cable network, has talked to CNBC about working for the business news channel, reports Brian Stelter of The New York Times.
“The people who spoke about the talks requested anonymity because they were not authorized by their employers to speak about it.
“‘Lou has many irons in the fire right now with many people,’ said Robert Dilenschneider, Mr. Dobbs’ spokesman.”
Read more here. Dobbs has also apparently spoken with Fox Business Network.
UPDATE: A CNBC spokesman tells Talking Biz News that “We are not in talks or negotiating with Lou Dobbs. He is not going to work for CNBC.”
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