Fox Business signs Bartiromo to multi-year deal

Maria Bartiromo

Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo has signed a new multi-year deal with the business news channel.

Terms were not disclosed.

Joseph A. Wulfson of Fox Business writes, “‘Maria Bartiromo has been a pioneer in business journalism for 30 years. As the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, she has been a change agent throughout her entire career,’ FOX News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a press release.

“‘Her exceptional insights and incredible work ethic have been of tremendous value to FOX Business and FOX News and we’re thrilled to have her continue anchoring each of her stellar programs for many more years to come.’

“Bartiromo joined Fox News in 2014 and currently serves as the anchor of FBN’s ‘Mornings with Maria’ (weekdays, 6-9 AM/ET) and “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street’ (Fridays, 9-9:30 PM/ET), as well as FNC’s ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ (Sundays, 10-11 AM/ET).”

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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.