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Pogue named CNBC tech gadget reviewer

David Pogue, who reviews tech gadgets for The New York Times and writes a blog about them as well, will now review gadgets for CNBC, according to a release Wednesday. He begins on Thursday.

The release stated, “‘David is a well-known and respected expert in his field, produces highly entertaining and informative videos, and we are excited he is joining the CNBC team,’ said Jonathan Wald, Senior Vice President, Business News, CNBC. ‘We always strive to stay on the pulse of innovation and David will add a new element to the network’s coverage.’

“Pogue is the personal technology columnist for The New York Times where he contributes a weekly print column, an online column and online video to the paper as well as his popular daily blog ‘Pogue’s Posts.’ He is also an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News and a frequent guest on NPR’s ‘Morning Edition.’

“Pogue is one of the world’s bestselling ‘how-to’ authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the ‘For Dummies’ series including Macs, Magic, Opera and Classical Music and, in 1999, Pogue launched his own series of funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 60 titles.”

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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.