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NYT’s Sorkin to join CNBC’s “Squawk Box”

New York Times business journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin is becoming an anchor on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” according to an e-mail announcement sent out by senior vice president Nik Deogun:

Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Carl Quintanilla made Squawk Box must-watch television thanks to their chemistry, creativity and, above all, content expertise. Every morning, Squawk distills oceans of information on global markets, companies and politics so that the nation’s most affluent and influential viewers can start their day smarter. While Squawk Box has been a powerful brand since inception, the Squawk team, both on the air and behind the scenes, has elevated its game since the beginning of the financial crisis. Squawk Box delivers great guest hosts, big interviews and scoops every day.
Replacing Carl on Squawk Box is no easy task, but we are thrilled to announce that Andrew Ross Sorkin is joining the CNBC team to co-host Squawk Box every morning with Joe and Becky. As a CNBC contributor, Andrew has long been an extended member of both the CNBC and Squawk families, and we’re pleased he will now be a part of our morning team. Through his articles and columns, his book “Too Big to Fail,” and his appearances on CNBC and elsewhere, he has proven to be one of the premier financial journalists in the country. Andrew will continue to write his widely read column for The New York Times, which has an online partnership with CNBC, as well as help oversee DealBook, the online news site he founded.
In addition, I am proud to announce two promotions within the Squawk Box production team.
Anne Tironi, who has been producing the 6am hour of Squawk Box for the past five years, has been promoted to Senior Producer in charge of morning production. Rob Contino, the current producer of the 8am hour of Squawk Box, has been promoted to Senior Producer in charge of the program’s afternoon and overnight production. They will report to Executive Producer Matt Quayle.
Please join me in welcoming Andrew aboard and congratulating Anne and Rob on their new roles.

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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C Johnson says:
July 20, 2011 at 6:15 pm
this is the worst decision I have heard of, another attempt by GE to domnate the news with a total liberal slant.. its pathetic..
Arthur Shatz says:
July 22, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Are you kidding? Kernan will be in all his hysterical glory busting Sorkin's chops, and Becky will sit there with that look on her face that says, "why am I in the middle of this?" Sorkin is a good knowledgeable reporter, and I think the chemistry will be terrific. Great move!
Shelby T says:
August 1, 2011 at 9:11 am
I was barely able to stomach John Harwood's liberal bias but adding Sorkin pushed me too far. The only time I will tune in CNBC now is to catch the DOW ticker. I was hoping CNBC could break the **NBC mold.