Erin Burnett

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Erin Burnett
Erin Burnett, 2008-03-17
Born	Erin Isabelle Burnett July 2, 1976 (1976-07-02) (age 33) Mardela Springs, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation	News Anchor Journalist
Other names	"Maria 2.0", "Street Sweetie"
Notable credit(s)	CNBC's Squawk on the Street co-anchor Street Signs anchor
Agent	CAA
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Erin Isabelle Burnett is a business news anchor, reporter and interviewer for CNBC television. She is the co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk on the Street program, weekdays from 9-11am EST. She and co-host Mark Haines broadcast from a set overlooking the New York Stock Exchange. In addition to Squawk on the Street, she is the host of CNBC's Street Signs program from 2-3pm EST. She also appears on NBC's Meet the Press, Today, MSNBC's Morning Joe and NBC Nightly News.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2.1 Host shows 3 China and toy safety 4 Quotes 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Personal life

Burnett was born and raised in Mardela Springs, Maryland, which is on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She attended St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware, graduating in 1994. Burnett later attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the same college her two older sisters attended.^[1][2]

While at Williams College, she studied political science and economics and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy. As an undergrad, she also excelled in both varsity lacrosse and field hockey, where she earned second-team all conference honors.

[edit] Career

Burnett began her career in 1998 as a financial analyst for Goldman Sachs in their investment banking division, where she worked on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.

While working as an investment-banking analyst, Burnett was offered a position at CNN as a writer and booker for CNN's Moneyline with Stuart Varney, Willow Bay, and Lou Dobbs.

From CNN, she moved to Citigroup, where she served as vice president for Citigroup/CitiMedia, and was responsible for all anchoring of the Citigroup online financial news network. ^[3]

Burnett accepted a position in 2003 with Bloomberg Television, where she was the anchor of Bloomberg on the Markets, covering the stock market open and newsmaker interviews, and In Focus, where she broke down the day's top business story.

Burnett is currently the host of CNBC's Street Signs and co-anchor of Squawk on the Street. Since making her debut on Squawk in December 2005, the program's ratings are up 142% over first quarter 2006 in adults 25-54; while Street Signs is up 57% in the adults 25-54 demographic.^[4] Erin also appears as a guest on Meet the Press and other NBC programs.

On May 24, 2009 she gave the commencement speech at her alma mater, St. Andrew's School.^[5]

[edit] Host shows

• Street Signs (2005-present)
• Squawk on the Street (2005-present)
• Bloomberg on the Markets (2003-2005)

[edit] China and toy safety

During an August 10, 2007 discussion of interest rates and China on Hardball, Burnett commented:

You know, when you talk about inflation, that‘s another interesting point because a lot of people like to say—scare monger about China, right, a lot of politicians, and I know you talk about that issue all the time. I think people should be careful what they wish for on China. You know, if China were to revalue its currency or China is to start making, say, toys that don‘t have lead in them or food that isn‘t poisonous, their costs of production are going to go up, and that means prices at Wal-Mart here in the United States are going to go up, too. So I would say China is our greatest friend right now. They‘re keeping prices low and they‘re keeping prices for mortgages low, too.^[6]

The portion of her comments suggesting that improving toy safety would affect Wal-Mart prices was replayed six days later as a video sound bite on a Daily Show segment called The Great Recall of China.^[7] The following day, she explained her earlier remarks during a Hardball discussion of new recalls of Chinese toys and baby gear:

Toys made in China, there are some safety questions, all right? That‘s the fact.

And you and I were talking about—this is what people got upset about. I had said that, look, if people want to start making toys, and, by a extension, a lot of other things guaranteed to be safe, and make them in China, then the costs of production are going to go up in China, and that means prices at Wal-Mart may go up, too.

China has kept prices low in this country. And that‘s why I called China our friend the other night on HARDBALL. But, you know, Chris, nobody wants children to play with toys that are not safe. Nobody wants that. I don‘t want that. You don‘t want that. But safety and quality come with a price.^[8]

[edit] Quotes

• When asked if she had always wanted to be a television journalist, Burnett said, "I wish I could say I was one of those people that grew up wanting to be Jane Pauley, but we only had three channels. There was no cable, no satellite; there wasn’t even an NBC affiliate in my town. I remember having a big crush on Dan Rather though, and I remember watching the MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour; but no I didn’t want to be a television journalist." ^[1]

• When asked about being considered the next-generation Maria Bartiromo, Burnett said, "People always like to have rivalries. She and I get along, but we have different styles. I don’t know if the comparison is flattering [to either one of us]."^[9]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Erin Burnett

• Erin Burnett biography at CNBC
• Erin Burnett at the Internet Movie Database
• Squawk on the Street official website at CNBC
• Street Signs official website at CNBC