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The difference between CNBC and Fox Business

Benzinga talked to Fox Business Network‘s Charles Gasparino about his switch from CNBC and what makes the two business news networks different.

Here is an excerpt:

What made you make the switch from CNBC to Fox Business?

Charlie Gasparino: The people at Fox Business, I knew them. I respected them. They’re straight shooters. I guess what it really came down to was: do I want to take a chance? Anytime you take a chance, the payouts are big. The chance is big. Working for this corporation… We’ve got a good team. We’re trying to start something new.

What would you say is the biggest difference between the workplace atmosphere at the two outlets?

Charlie Gasparino: You know, Roger Ailes once gave a speech where he said, “I tell my people to take the news seriously, but don’t take themselves too seriously.” And I think that’s the difference here. We’re all human, we should have some fun within parameters of the job.

My brother works in the emergency room at a hospital. That’s something where you’ve got to be serious 24 hours a day – you’re dealing with people’s lives. He’s a doctor.

[Here], we have to take our jobs seriously because there’s an importance to what we do. But we shouldn’t always be taking ourselves so seriously all the time. That’s the difference. We don’t do that here.