Covering money is important to people’s lives

Fox Business Network’s Gerri Willis talked with Opportunist magazine managing editor Leslie Stone about covering tax season and her career in business journalism. Here is an excerpt: Opportunist: Can you tell us about your path to broadcast journalism? Gerri Willis: It’s a weird path because I wasn’t really trained in TV. My training had a […]

Fox Business apologizes for Apple comment

Fox Business Network apologized Friday after a commentator called Apple CEO Tim Cook a “bigot,” writes Steve Kovach of Business Insider. Kovach writes, “The comments were in response to Cook’s column in the Washington Post admonishing Indiana’s religious freedom law and other potential laws like it. “On Wednesday’s ‘Imus in the Morning’ show, which is […]

Bartiromo on her career and Joey Ramone

Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business Network appeared on Bill O’Reilly’s “The O’Reilly Factor” on Monday to discuss her career. “When I was at NYU, I got an internship at CNN,” said Bartiromo. “What I didn’t realize is that we were beginning to do something that nobody else was, and that was covering the first Gulf […]

Cavuto talks about covering business with MS

Neil Cavuto, anchor and managing editor of Fox Business Network, talked with George Stephanopoulos on “Good Morning America” about how he covers stories with multiple sclerosis. He was first diagnosed in 1997. “My producers will tell you they know something is wrong when I can’t see or I’m having trouble looking at the teleprompter,” said […]

Bolton celebrates one year covering alternative investments on Fox

Deirdre Bolton joined Fox Business Network as an anchor in February 2014 and is the host of “Risk and Reward with Deirdre Bolton,” which started one year ago this week and reports on alternative investment strategies. Prior to joining Fox Business, Bolton served as an anchor at Bloomberg Television, most recently as host of “Money […]

How women break into business journalism

Tiffany Dufu of Levo League interviewed Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, CNBC’s Becky Quick, and Bloomberg Television’s Betty Liu and Stephanie Ruhle about their careers and how they became successful in business journalism. “I’m tough, but I am as tough on myself as anyone else,” said Ruhle (right), who is an anchor and managing editor of Bloomberg Television. […]

Bartiromo: Biz news needs more perspective and analysis

LinkedIn executive editor Dan Roth interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo about her career. “I think the viewership has changed very much,” said Bartiromo about business news on television. “What’s needed today is perspective and analysis.”

Trusting your gut as a business journalist

Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business Network writes on LinkedIn about why she left CNBC after 20 years. Here is an excerpt: I just celebrated my one year anniversary here at FOX and I must admit — I am pretty happy with my decisions, which at the time, were not so clear cut. It takes courage […]

Fox Business Network hires Bloomberg’s Trish Regan

Fox Business Network has signed Bloomberg Television’s Trish Regan as an anchor and markets reporter, reports Brian Flood of TVNewser. Flood reports, “Her first day on FBN will be April 6. In addition to her role at FBN, Regan will also provide financial commentary across Fox News Channel programs and on FoxBusiness.com. “Regan was anchor of the […]

Fox Business renews “Strange Inheritance”

Fox Business Network announced Wednesday that it has renewed its reality show “Strange Inheritance” for a second season. Hosted by Jamie Colby, the first season debuted on Jan. 26 and was the highest-rated show launch in network history. Appearing on Mondays at 9 p.m., each of the 26 half-hour episodes explores unusual circumstances of inheritance […]