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===Host shows===
===Host shows===

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Erin Burnett
Photographed outside of Bear Stearns' midtown Manhattan office on March 17, 2008
Born
Erin Isabelle Burnett

(1976-07-02) July 2, 1976 (age 48)
Mardela Springs, Maryland, United States
Occupation(s)News anchor
Journalist
Years active2003–present
AgentCAA
Notable credit(s)CNBC's Squawk on the Street co-anchor
Street Signs anchor
CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront anchor
Websitehttp://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/burnett.erin.html?iref=allsearch/

Erin Isabelle Burnett (born July 2, 1976) is a journalist and news anchor, currently the anchor of her own news show on CNN, Erin Burnett OutFront.[1] She was previously the co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk on the Street program and the host of CNBC's Street Signs program. Burnett has also appeared on NBC's Meet the Press, Today, MSNBC's Morning Joe, and NBC Nightly News, as well as occasional appearances on The Celebrity Apprentice serving as an advisor to Donald Trump. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Burnett has hosted a number of documentaries filmed outside of the United States: "India Rising: The New Empire",[2] "The Russian Gamble", and "Dollars & Danger: Africa, The Final Investment Frontier.[3] She has focused extensively on the Middle East as well, reporting live from across the region and hosting documentaries including: "On Assignment: Iraq", "Big Money & the Middle East", "City of Money and Mystery" and "The Forbidden Zone".

Personal life

Burnett was born and raised in Mardela Springs, Maryland. She is the youngest daughter of corporate attorney Kenneth King Burnett and Esther Margaret (Stewart).[4][5] She attended St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware, graduating in 1994,[6] and returned in 2009 to deliver the commencement speech.[7][8] Burnett attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where she studied political science and economics, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political economy. As an undergraduate, she played lacrosse and field hockey.[9][10]

She is engaged to Citigroup executive David Rubulotta.[11]

Career

Early years

Burnett began her career as a financial analyst for Goldman Sachs[12] 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.[13]

Cable news career

From 2005 to 2011 Burnett was the host of CNBC's Street Signs and co-anchor of Squawk on the Street.[14] On May 6, 2011, she left CNBC after 5½ years.[15] On October 3, 2011 Burnett returned to CNN as the anchor of a New York-based, prime time news program, called Erin Burnett OutFront.[16][17] By May 2012, Erin Burnett OutFront averaged just 89,000 viewers in the key demographic aged 25-54, which were the lowest ratings for CNN in the 7pm time slot since October 1991.[18] [19]

Host shows

Impact and controversies

In August 5, 2009, Burnett used the term "serial killer" in a discussion with her host Jim Cramer regarding a report about the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plans to spend millions of dollars on aerial shooting to cull Australian feral camels in the outback. Cramer referred to the reported plan as "camelcide."[20][21][22] The next day on the show, Burnett said her comment was meant as a joke.[23]

On December 7, 2010, Burnett did an investigative report on chemical giant Transammonia[24] doing business in Iran. She reported that a Transammonia subsidiary—100% owned by Transammonia in the United States—purchased ammonia from Iran. In the same report, Burnett said according to an economic plan released by the Iranian government, Iran was trying to increase ammonia production by 60 percent over the next five years. She also mentioned that ammonia is used for explosives, including roadside bombs in Afghanistan. On December 13, 2010, as a result of the CNBC report, Transammonia sent a press release to Congressional leaders stating that Transammonia's Swiss subsidiary would not enter into new contracts with Iranian companies, and would wind down its business with Iran "as soon as possible."[25]

Shortly after arriving at CNN, on October 4, 2011, Burnett did a segment on the Occupy Wall Street protests titled "Seriously?" in which she mocked the protesters. Media watchdog groups, including Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, claimed Burnett's reporting was purposely inaccurate in order to paint the protesters in a negative light. In response to the criticism, CNN issued a statement saying, "We support Erin and the OutFront team and we respect that there will be a range of opinions on any given story."[26]

References

  1. ^ "CNN TV – Anchors/Reporters:Erin Burnett".
  2. ^ Hulu – CNBC Originals: India Rising: The New Empire – Watch the full episode now
  3. ^ (http://www.hulu.com/watch/78364/cnbc-originals-dollars-and-danger-africa-the-final-investing-frontier)
  4. ^ "Webb-Burnett, LLP: K. King Burnett".
  5. ^ "Esther M. Stewart Married to Lawyer". The New York Times. 1964-08-23.
  6. ^ Griffin 1994 (PDF). St. Andrew's School. p. 125. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  7. ^ Author unknown (date unknown). CNBC's Erin Burnett ’94 delivers Commencement address. Retrieved from http://www.standrews-de.org/news/detail2.cfm?NewsID=836[dead link‍].
  8. ^ Burnett, Erin (2009-05-24). Commencement Address. St Andrew's, 24 May 2009. Retrieved on 2010-04-04 from http://libraryarchives.standrews-de.org/files/2009/11/02/Erin%20Burnett.pdf.
  9. ^ Palmer, Caroline (2007-06-04). "Fifth Estater: CNBC's Erin Burnett". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  10. ^ Kurtz, Howard (2007-08-26). "Looking Good at CNBC (Pretty, Too)". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  11. ^ Watkins, Jade (2011-09-30). "Double joy for CNN reporter Erin Burnett as she gets engaged to Citigroup executive and launches new show". Daily Mail. London.
  12. ^ "40 under 40: Erin Burnett". CNNMoney.com. Cable News Network. 2010-03-26. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  13. ^ "Erin Burnett's Biography on CNBC.com". CNBC. 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  14. ^ "CNN Anchors and Reporters". CNN. 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  15. ^ "Erin Burnett's Teary CNBC Sign-off". 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  16. ^ Luhby, Tami (2011-04-29). "CNN hires Erin Burnett from CNBC". Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  17. ^ Hall, Colby. "CNN Reveals New 7PM Show Title: Erin Burnett: OutFront". Mediaite. Mediaite, LLC. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  18. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/cnn-ratings-primetime-low-20-year_n_1557504.html
  19. ^ http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/may-2012-ratings-cnn-hits-20-year-low_b130250
  20. ^ Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! – CNBC
  21. ^ US TV anchor labels Rudd 'camel serial killer' : World News Australia on SBS
  22. ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_413805.html
  23. ^ Burnett: I Made a Deadpan Joke – CNBC
  24. ^ Street Signs (Dec. 7, 2010) Retrieved from http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1687947246&play=1
  25. ^ Erin Burnett (Dec 14.2010) Retrieved from http://www.cnbc.com/id/40655449
  26. ^ http://www.theatlanticwire.com/business/2011/10/cnns-erin-burnett-sympathetic-wall-street/43407/
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