An appetite for biz/econ news in Sunday

Kate O’Hare of Breitbart.com examines the performance of Maria Bartiromo since she joined Fox Business Network earlier this year. O’Hare writes, “Ailes obviously had faith in Bartiromo’s abilities, and that faith had to endure a weak ratings debut on Feb. 24 for her FBN daily show. Her Sunday-morning show on FNC ,which debuted March 30, is […]

Bartiromo: Getting away from the soundbite system

Tim Gray of Variety interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo about her career and her switch from CNBC. Here is an excerpt: When moving to Fox, what was the most important creative element you wanted? I didn’t want to be in a soundbite situation. I was getting pressure all the time at CNBC to […]

Don’t be intimidated when talking to CEOs

Patricia Sheridan of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo about how she does her job and why she left CNBC. Here is an excerpt: Q. Once you get the big elusive CEO interviews for your show, do you find they are reluctant to talk? Are they guarded because of what they […]

Bartiromo ringing a new bell on Sunday

Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News interviews Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo about her new Sunday show on Fox News called “Sunday Morning Futures.” Here is an excerpt: MCN: It’s good to work on Sundays? MB: I love it. I mean the show, I love. It’s hard working six days, I guess. But I just […]

Bartiromo speaks to Forbes about leaving CNBC

Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo reveals why she left CNBC, how she deals with critics in the social media age and how she defines success in an interview with Moira Forbes of Forbes Women posted Friday. “I had been at CNBC for 20 years, and I loved every minute of it,” said Bartiromo. “But […]

Bartiromo’s early ratings at Fox Business are terrible

Julia LaRoche of Business Insider writes Friday about the low ratings for Maria Bartiromo since she joined Fox Business Network. LaRoche writes, “There were high hopes when Fox Business hired Bartiromo from CNBC after two decades there. She’s known for her deep Wall Street Rolodex and ability to book big-name guests. So the thought was […]

Bartiromo’s show opens to strong ratings

Maria Bartiromo‘s new Sunday morning show on Fox News opened with strong ratings, according to data from Nielsen. Ryan Faughnder of the Los Angeles Times writes, “‘Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo,’ which airs each week at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET), averaged 1.078 million viewers, more than the combined total audience for ‘Fareed […]

Bartiromo returns to CNBC — in a commercial

Brian Steinberg of Variety reports how Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo, who left CNBC last year after 20 years, returned to the network’s airwaves in a commercial. Steinberg writes, “In ads purchased for the New York market served by Time Warner Cable and running on CNBC, Bartiromo speaks directly to viewers from the set […]

Bartiromo: Ready to take the plunge and try something different

Erin Hill of Parade magazine interviewed Fox Business Network‘s Maria Bartiromo on her switch from CNBC and her new show on Fox News on Sunday morning. Here is an excerpt: You were at CNBC for 20 years. Was it a tough decision to leave? “Absolutely. I had the greatest time and it was a tough […]

Bartiromo brings business news to Sunday

David Bauder of the Associated Press writes about Fox Business Network‘s Maria Bartiromo and her new show debuting Sunday on Fox News. Bauder writes, “Original business programming is scarce on Sundays, even on networks that cater to that audience. CNBC and Fox Business Network both air infomercials for most of the daytime hours. “The Sunday […]