Joe Kernen

CNBC's "Squawk Box" Coming to Cap Hill - Posted August 3, 2009
CNBC's "Squawk Box" will broadcast live from Capitol Hill tomorrow. The special broadcast, "Squawk in Session: Live From The U.S. Senate" airs from 6-9amET and will be anchored by CNBC's Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Carl Quintanilla. Their lined-up guests include: Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Senator Jeff Bingaman... [FishBowlDC]

Monica Novotny Sets Off "Real Joe" Firestorm - Posted May 15, 2009
For weeks we've monitored the growing escalation of a not-so-average Joe feud between MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and CNBC's Joe Kernen, which has come to a head in the past two days. After an appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box yesterday in which MSNBC anchor Monica Novotny declared Kernen the true "Morning Joe," she... [TVNewser]

Who Is the Real Morning Joe? - Posted April 16, 2009
This morning, GE honcho turned cable news mainstay Jack Welch was the guest host on CNBC's Squawk Box. But Joe Kernen broke the news he preferred the other Welch. Kernen: You were our second choice. (Suzy Welch) is busy, I guess. Welch: She's over on "Morning Joe." Kernen: I Know. "Morning... [TVNewser]

Santelli On Tea Parties: "It's a Great Thing" - Posted April 15, 2009
CNBC's Rick Santelli appeared on Squawk Box this morning, and co-anchor Joe Kernen asked him about today's tea parties. "I'm pretty proud of this...good, bad or indifferent: that's a great thing," he said. "There's not a lot of countries that afford their people that type of right. It's a great thing" As for... [TVNewser]

Santelli On Tea Parties: "It's a Great Thing" - Posted April 15, 2009
CNBC's Rick Santelli appeared on Squawk Box this morning, and co-anchor Joe Kernen asked him about today's tea parties. "I'm pretty proud of this...good, bad or indifferent: that's a great thing," he said. "There's not a lot of countries that afford their people that type of right. It's a great thing" As for... [TVNewser]

Who's the Real Morning Joe? - Posted March 31, 2009
Here's a look behind the scenes during Arianna Huffington's stint co-hosting CNBC's Squawk Box alongside Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick and Joe Kernen. At the end of the 3-hour show, the conversation turned to the media and Huffington's site with Quintanilla saying, "The knock against the aggregators is that they don't help pay... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: CNBC, CNN, Redlasso... - Posted March 23, 2009
> CNBC's Joe Kernen writes about his golf game in the current issue of Golf Digest. But he also handicaps the crisis. "I'd like to say let the chips fall where they may, but it's the real world and we're doing the best we can," he writes. > Former CNN exec... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: CNBC, CNN, Redlasso... - Posted March 23, 2009
> CNBC's Joe Kernen writes about his golf game in the current issue of Golf Digest. But he also handicaps the crisis. "I'd like to say let the chips fall where they may, but it's the real world and we're doing the best we can," he writes. > Former CNN exec... [TVNewser]

Howard Dean Joins CNBC as Contributor - Posted March 23, 2009
Former DNC chairman and 2004 presidential candidate Howard Dean has joined CNBC as a contributor. The news was announced this morning by Joe Kernen, while Dean filled in as co-host of Squawk Box. Kernen introduced Dean, saying "as of today, is a CNBC contributor." "That should terrify you!" joked Dean. And Kernen had... [TVNewser]

Howard Dean Joins CNBC as Contributor - Posted March 23, 2009
Former DNC chairman and 2004 presidential candidate Howard Dean has joined CNBC as a contributor. The news was announced this morning by Joe Kernen, while Dean filled in as co-host of Squawk Box. Kernen introduced Dean, saying "as of today, is a CNBC contributor." "That should terrify you!" joked Dean. And Kernen had... [TVNewser]

Another CNBC Outburst: Kernen Rips the Times, Literally - Posted February 23, 2009
CNBC's Joe Kernen and Carl Quintanilla ripped a couple articles in the Business section of the New York Times today during "Squawk Box." The first was the Times' story about News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and his love of print. "This coming from the New York Times which is trading for three... [TVNewser]

Did Rick Santelli Just Compare What Happened in Cuba to What's Happening Now in the U.S.? - Posted February 19, 2009
Drudge is running an alert that includes a clip of CNBC's Rick Santelli, who covers the Chicago Merc, going off on how the stimulus bill and mortgage bailout is going over in the pits (not well) and he's getting the traders behind him fired up. "The government is promoting bad behavior,"... [TVNewser]

Did Rick Santelli Just Compare What Happened in Cuba to What's Happening Now in the U.S.? - Posted February 19, 2009
Drudge is running an alert that includes a clip of CNBC's Rick Santelli, who covers the Chicago Merc, going off on how the stimulus bill and mortgage bailout is going over in the pits (not well) and he's getting the traders behind him fired up. "The government is promoting bad behavior,"... [TVNewser]

"Grumbles" Among CNBC's Squawkers? - Posted January 19, 2009
It's a full day of live coverage on CNBC today, despite the markets being closed for the MLK Day holiday. And one of the anchors of Squawk Box, Becky Quick, found herself in Page Six this morning. Quick...quietly married the show's executive producer, Matthew Quayle, a few months ago - which... [TVNewser]

Sunday Show Preview - Posted December 5, 2008
Meet the Press: President-elect Obama. This Week: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto Workers, The Wall Street Journals' Peggy Noonan, the Brookings Institution's E.J. Dionne, and ABC News' Cokie Roberts and George Will. Face The Nation: Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman, Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Jeff Sessions,... [FishBowlDC]

The Ticker: ABC, CBS, CNBC... - Posted December 5, 2008
> Barbara Walters' "10 Most Fascinating People of 2008," in which Barack Obama was #1, won its timeslot last night. The show averaged a 4.2 rating giving ABC its best numbers in months in the hour and giving the network a win for the night in the A18-49 demo. >... [TVNewser]

From Cancer Research to Stock Picking for CNBC's Kernen - Posted October 30, 2008
CNBC's Joe Kernen spoke with his hometown newspaper, the Cincinnati Enquirer about the markets, the ratings and the lowly hometown Bengals. Kernen's show, Squawk Box, was up 115% from October '07 in the A25-54 demo and up 103% year-over-year in Total Viewers — its best month ever. With a molecular biology degree... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: CNBC, FBN, DAG... - Posted October 15, 2008
> Clusterstock's John Carney writes about an uncomfortable exchange this morning on CNBC's Squawk Box, when Joe Kernen implied Byron Wein was a "dinosaur." Also mentioned — apparently an "extraordinarily attractive young woman" is dreaming about Kernen. > Chadwick Matlin of the new Slate site, The Big Money, spent all day... [TVNewser]

As Biz Interest Grows, Viewers Getting Crash Course - Posted October 6, 2008
The Boston Globe's Joanna Weiss writes about the balance needed to present business news information to viewers in a way they can understand and appreciate. She uses a weather analogy to describe the difference between "business news" and "regular news." "The anchor can affect the direction of the storm," writes Weiss. "Or... [TVNewser]

CNBC v. FBN: It's On - Posted September 30, 2008
As you know by now, Fox Business is giving CNBC the business. FBN rushed a promo to air, and has taken out an ad in The New York Times and the News Corp.-owned Wall Street Journal. Well, CNBC isn't taking it lying down. This morning during the 6am hour of Squawk... [TVNewser]

Biz Nets Going Live on Sunday - Posted September 12, 2008
FBN and CNBC will each be live on Sunday night at 8pmET, as the implications of Hurricane Ike and developments in the Lehman Brothers potential sale are expected to continue over the weekend. Brian Sullivan will anchor live for FBN. He will also look at reaction from overseas markets as a preview... [TVNewser]

Fireworks About the Fireworks - Posted August 11, 2008
The New York Times' Brian Stelter writes of "another consequence," of the tape delayed Opening Ceremony on NBC — awkward live shots. This morning on Squawk Box, co-anchor Carl Quintanilla joked with Joe Kernen and Becky Quick about Friday's show, "when bright fireworks were lighting up the sky behind the business news... [TVNewser]

No Endorsement Here, Says CNBC - Posted July 23, 2008
This morning during Squawk Box, anchors Joe Kernen and Michelle Caruso Cabrera were talking about McDonald's second quarter earnings. Kernen mentioned how the company went through several CEO and how its stock has gone from a low of around $15 in 2003, to $60 today. But after yesterday's Home Depot demo,... [TVNewser]

Quintanilla Heads to Hamptons - Posted July 17, 2008
Squawk Box co-anchor Carl Quintanilla will be live from Sag Harbor, New York in the Hamptons tomorrow beginning at 6amET. Co-anchors Joe Kernen and Becky Quick will be at CNBC. The Hamptons have been a popular destination for the biz nets this week — FBN's Happy Hour team of Rebecca Gomez and... [TVNewser]

Quintanilla Heads to Hamptons - Posted July 17, 2008
Squawk Box co-anchor Carl Quintanilla will be live from Sag Harbor, New York in the Hamptons tomorrow beginning at 6amET. Co-anchors Joe Kernen and Becky Quick will be at CNBC. The Hamptons have been a popular destination for the biz nets this week — FBN's Happy Hour team of Rebecca Gomez and... [TVNewser]