Bartiromo loses 40% of demo viewers
Glynnis MacNicol of The Business Insider reports Monday that CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo‘s “Closing Bell” lost 40 percent of her viewers in the key 25 to 54 age demographic in 2010. MacNicol writes, “Bartiromo is not alone. CNBC saw one of its worst years in the 25-54 demo in the past decade and ratings are way […]
TV Week's NewsPro lists most powerful players in TV financial news
The 10 most powerful players in financial news on television were listed in the December issue of TV Week’s NewsPro magazine. Hillary Atkins writes, “CNBC is, of course, the leader in the field, but it has competitors nipping at its heels, and even some surprising competition at times from television’s longest-running newsmagazine program, ’60 Minutes.’” […]
Bartiromo defends financial journalism
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo was on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC radio on Friday, talking about her new book The Weekend That Changed Wall Street: An Eyewitness Account, and her opinion of coverage of the financial meltdown. During the September 2008 weekend that the crisis began, Bartiromo said she was “working, covering the story, taking […]
Bartiromo on being in the bubble
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo was interviewed by Stephanie Jo Klein of Lemodrop.com about her new book, “The Weekend that Changed Wall Street,” and discussed her career in business journalism. Her is an excerpt: With our 24-hour news cycle, why couldn’t we predict this? It’s difficult to recognize a bubble when you’re in it. We’re an […]
It’s the Columbus Day parade in New York
And guess who is the parade’s grand marshal? These signs are all over Grand Central terminal.
CNBC, Bartiromo star in latest Wall Street movie
Marketwatch.com media columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday that the stars of the latest Oliver Stone movie about Wall Street are CNBC and its anchor, Maria Bartiromo. Friedman writes, “If you watch the network during the day, you’ll recognize the likes of Bartiromo, Jim Cramer, David Faber, Becky Quick, Sue Herera and Melissa Lee. “The network’s […]
CNBC's Bartiromo to write column for USA Today
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, whose regular column in BusinessWeek was cancelled when the magazine was purchased by Bloomberg, will now write a regular column in USA Today. A release stated that the column will be in a question-and-answer interview format — similar to what she was doing for BusinessWeek — and will “provide readers with […]
Bartiromo named to Cable Hall of Fame
CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo has neen named to the Cable Hall of Fame by the Cable Center. She is the only business journalist to have received the honor in its 13 years of inductions. The Denver-based Cable Center states, “Bartiromo joined CNBC in 1993 after five years as a producer and assignment editor with CNN […]
Bartiromo on how biz journalism has changed
Lulu Chiang, a senior producer at CNBC, interviewed CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo about what has changed in business journalism in the 15 years since she began reporting live from the New York Stock Exchange floor. Bartiromo said, “This is really special. Over the 15 years that I’ve been broadcasting, it wasn’t always easy. When the […]
Bartiromo to ring opening bell Wednesday to honor biz journalism first
CNBC‘s Maria Bartiromo, anchor of “Closing Bell” and host and managing editor of the nationally syndicated “Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo,” is ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday to commemorate her 15-year anniversary of making history as the first journalist to report daily from the floor of the NYSE. […]
