CNBC hires Passariello as San Fran bureau chief

CNBC senior vice president Dan Colarusso sent out the following Wednesday morning: I am happy to announce Christina Passariello is joining CNBC as our San Francisco Bureau Chief.  She will begin on February 12 and report to CNBC Managing Editor Lacy O’Toole. Christina comes to us from The Washington Post, where she was most recently Deputy […]

NBC News names Calia its ME of biz and economy unit

Catherine Kim, senior vice president of NBC News, sent out the following on Monday: I am pleased to announce that Mike Calia is joining us at NBC News as Managing Editor of the newly named Business & Economy unit. As Managing Editor of the Business & Economy unit, Mike will oversee editorial direction of our stellar team, collaborate […]

CNBC’s Calia leaving for NBC slot

Mike Calia, senior editor for business and company news at CNBC, is leaving for a position at sister company NBC. Calia oversees coverage of a variety of industries, including media, transportation, retail and restaurants. Previously, he ran the politics desk and worked as a breaking news editor for CNBC.com. Calia worked at The Wall Street […]

TechCrunch hires Rosoff to be global ME

TechCrunch has hired Matt Rosoff as its global managing editor. He previously was editorial director of tech and climate coverage for CNBC Digital. He had been at CNBC for seven years. Rosoff is based in San Francisco. He worked previously as an executive editor at Business Insider and editorial director at IDG Enterprise, and spent 10 years as an […]

CNBC seeks a field producer in Washington

The Field Producer brainstorms and pitches ideas, research topics and works closely with reporter(s) to advance stories, break news and produce segments both in studio and in the field. What you’ll do: Working both independently and with reporters/anchors to produce original business news content, primarily for broadcast and additionally for digital and social. Production responsibilities […]

CNBC’s Rosoff departing for new opportunity

Matt Rosoff, editorial director of tech and climate coverage for CNBC Digital, is leaving for a new opportunity. He has been at CNBC for seven years. Rosoff is based in San Francisco. He worked previously as an executive editor at Business Insider and editorial director at IDG Enterprise, and spent 10 years as an IT […]

CNBC to begin selling paid courses created by editorial

CNBC will debut Wednesday its first paid course, a new educational venture developed by the editorial team behind its “Make It” franchise, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer writes, “The new course, called ‘How to Ace Your Job Interview,’ will provide interview tips and tricks, insights into how hiring managers think, and guidance about how to […]

CNBC hires Cassella to be DC correspondent

Dan Colarusso, senior vice president of  CNBC, sent out the following on Monday: I’m excited to announce Megan Cassella will join CNBC as a correspondent based in our Washington, D.C. bureau. In her role, Megan will cover the intersection of business and Washington focusing on the issues that are essential to our audience including taxes, […]

CNBC debuts redesign and ‘Money Movers’

CNBC debuted a new look on Monday that radically changes the stock tickers that have scrolled along the network’s screen for years — along with many other elements, reports Brian Steinberg of Variety. Steinberg writes, “Viewers who tune in early Monday morning to ‘Worldwide Exchange’ may notice that CNBC’s two scrolling tickers have been reduced […]

Why CNBC’s Pisani thinks of who’s watching

Russell Sherman of the “Press Profiles” podcast interviewed CNBC senior markets analyst Bob Pisani about his career. Pisani has reported from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for 26 years. And he likes to report based on what he thinks typical viewers want to know because he believes it makes his coverage more informative. “When I […]