USA JOURNALISTS’ BIOS

Scott Wapner is an American journalist serving as a reporter and anchor at CNBC. Furthermore, he hosts the Fast Money Halftime Report on CNBC which airs on weekdays from 12 PM to 1 PM. Furthermore, Wapner is also the author of “When the Wolves Bite,” which documents the battle between billionaire investors Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn over Herbalife.

Steve Liesman is an American journalist. Currently, he is a senior economics reporter for the cable financial television channel (CNBC). Furthermore, Liesman is known for appearing on the CNBC programs Squawk Box and other business-related topics on CNBC and NBC. He is also known as using a paper “easel” while explaining the state of the United States economy.

Wilfred Frost is a financial news anchor for CNBC and co-anchor of CNBC’s “Closing Bell”. In addition, “Closing Bell” broadcasts from Post 9 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Frost also reports on banking and finance for CNBC’s Business Day programming. Furthermore, Frost joined CNBC in 2014 as co-anchor of “Worldwide Exchange” in London and later moved to the U.S. when the program started broadcasting from CNBC Global Headquarters in 2015.

Sue Herera (Full name: Susan McMahon) is an American journalist and business news television anchor. Currently, she serves as Breaking News Anchor for CNBC providing regular news updates throughout CNBC’s Business Day programming. In addition, Herera serves as the network’s lead anchor for breaking news stories. Previously, she co-anchored “Nightly Business Report,” an award-winning evening business news program that was produced by CNBC for U.S. public television.

Joe Kernen (Full name: Joseph Richard Kernen) also goes by the nickname The Kahuna is an American news anchor. Currently, he is the co-host of Squawk Box CNBC’s signature morning program. Additionally, Kernen is based in CNBC’s global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Apart from his anchoring duties, he was CNBC’s On-Air Stock Editor and was featured throughout the business day on CNBC.

Leslie Picker is an American reporter. Currently, she covers hedge funds, private equity, and asset management at CNBC. Picker joined CNBC in February 2017 based at CNBC Global Headquarters. Furthermore, her reporting appears on television and CNBC’s digital platforms. Moreover, Picker’s investigation into Puerto Rico’s debt crisis won a Society for Advanced Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) award and was a finalist for a Gerald Loeb Award in 2018.

Kate Rooney is an American journalist and reporter based in New York, United States of America. Currently, she serves as a markets reporter at CNBC reporting on cryptocurrencies, financial markets, payments, and financial technology. In addition, Rooney also writes and reports for CNBC’s digital platforms. In July 2019, she wrote articles such as “Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz doubles down on fintech with the newest hire from Credit Karma”, “When the Fed cuts rates without a recession, stocks go higher 100% of the time”, and “The Fed is looking into.

Becky Quick (Full name: Rebecca “Becky” Quick) is an American television journalist and newscaster. Currently, she co-hosts “Squawk Box” and hosts “On the Money” at CNBC and covering financial news. Previously, Quick covered the Wall Street beat for CNBC as part of the network’s partnership with Dow Jones. While there, she covered various beats including retail, e-commerce, and the Internet.

Kate Rogers is an American journalist and news reporter. Currently, she serves at CNBC as a reporter based at the network’s Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Kate joined CNBC in September 2014. At CNBC she reports small business and entrepreneurship for the network appearing on CNBC’s Business Day programming. In addition, Kate provides daily stories and videos to CNBC.com and contributes to the network’s overall market coverage.

Shepard Smith (Full name: David Shepard Smith Jr) is an American broadcast journalist. Currently, he works for NBC News and CNBC, where he serves as a chief general news anchor. Additionally, Smith hosts The News with Shepard Smith, a daily evening newscast launched in fall 2020.