Career
Before joining CNBC in 1993, Bartiromo spent 5 years as a producer and assignment editor with CNN Business News. She replaced analyst Roy Blumberg at CNBC when she began reporting live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and began hosting and contributing to the Market Watch and Squawk Box segments.
Bartiromo is the anchor and managing editor of CNBC's Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo which features interviews with financial experts, entertainers, athletes, and politicians. Since 2007, Bartiromo has been the host of the TV show The Business of Innovation. She has hosted several other programs, including Closing Bell (2002–present), Market Wrap (1998–2000), and Business Center (1997–1999).
Bartiromo has also appeared on the television shows: NBC Universal's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Caroline Rhea Show, McEnroe, and The Colbert Report, as well as guest-hosting on Live with Regis and Kelly.
Bartiromo was nicknamed the "Money Honey" in the late 1990s due to her striking looks and for being the first woman to report live from the raucous floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She also received the nickname "Econo Babe". In January 2007, Bartiromo filed trademark applications to use the term "Money Honey" as a brand name for a line of children's products including toys, puzzles and coloring books to teach kids about money. and was also the subject of a conflict of interest controversy triggered by questions about her relationship with Todd Thompson, then a senior executive of Citigroup.
Bartiromo has anchored the television coverage of New York City's world famous New York City Columbus Day Parade since 1995 and was the Grand Marshall in 2010.
She appeared as herself in in the following films: Risk/Reward, the documentary about the lives of women on Wall Street (2003), The Taking of Pelham 123, an action film about armed men who hijack a New York City subway train (2009), the drama film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) and in the documentary Inside Job (2010).
Bartiromo is the author of three books. Her first book, Use the News: How to Separate the Noise from the Investment Nuggets and Make Money in Any Economy (2001) ISBN 978-0-06-662086-2, appeared on both the The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists. Her other books are the The 10 Laws of Enduring Success (2010) ISBN 978-0-307-45253-5 and The Weekend That Changed Wall Street (2011) ISBN 978-1-59184-351-1.
Bartiromo signed a new five-year contract with her current employer, CNBC, in late 2008.
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