Maria Bartiromo: Difference between revisions

Bartiromo worked at [[CNN]] as a producer for five years before joining [[CNBC]] in 1993, where she worked on-air for 20 years. With CNBC, she was the host of ''[[Closing Bell]]'' and ''[[On the Money with Maria Bartiromo]]''. She was the first television journalist to deliver live television reports from the floor of the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. She has won several awards for her work on these programs, including two [[Emmy Award]]s. Nicknamed the "Money Honey", she garnered considerable attention within the financial industry in addition to the media. Her work for CNBC was largely non-political in its subject matter and approach. She sits on the boards of a number of non-profit and civic organizations.

 

 

==Early life and education==

In regard to the [[2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums]], she was one of three moderators for Fox Business of the debate of November 10, 2015 at the [[Milwaukee Theatre]] and she and her colleagues were credited with keeping a focus on economics and for overseeing a largely civil discussion among the candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/11/10/media/fox-business-debate-moderators/index.html|title = No debate over Fox Business moderators: Better than CNBC|date = November 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/11/11/fox-business-outshines-cnbc-s-debate|title=Fox Business Debate Earns Rave Reviews|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=November 11, 2015}}</ref> She even drew some boos from the audience for suggesting that likely Democratic nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] had much more relevant experience than the candidates on stage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/maria-bartiromo-debate-hillary-clinton-resume-fox-business-2015-11|title = Fox moderator Maria Bartiromo was booed after citing Hillary Clinton's 'impressive résumé'|website = [[Business Insider]]}}</ref> She then co-hosted on Fox Business another Republican debate, this time on January 14, 2016 in the [[North Charleston Coliseum]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/gop-debate-moderator-maria-bartiromo-candidates-need-to-grow-up/|title = GOP Debate Moderator Maria Bartiromo: Candidates 'Need to Grow Up'| date=January 14, 2016 }}</ref> one that was not previously planned but awarded on the basis of the first performance.<ref name=politico2>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/neil-cavuto-maria-bartiromo-gop-debate-217829|title=Cavuto and Bartiromo pitch batting practice|website=[[Politico]]|date=January 15, 2016 }}</ref> One assessment of the North Charleston debate was that the moderators were initially mild but got tougher as the debate went on and delved more into matters economic.<ref name = politico2 />

 

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