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David Faber (journalist)

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David Faber
Faber at the Financial Times Spring Party in 2012
Born (1964-03-10) March 10, 1964 (age 60)
Alma materTufts University
OccupationBusiness journalist
Notable creditSquawk on the Street
SpouseJenny Harris (m. 2000)
Websitewww.cnbc.com/id/15838155

David H. Faber (/ˈfbər/; born March 10, 1964) is an American financial journalist and market news analyst for the television cable network CNBC. He is currently one of the co-hosts of CNBC's morning show Squawk on the Street.

Career

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Faber joined CNBC in 1993 after seven years at Institutional Investor. He has been dubbed "The Brain" by CNBC co-workers,[citation needed] and has hosted several documentaries on corporations, such as Wal-Mart and eBay. The Age of Walmart earned Faber a 2005 Peabody Award and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for Broadcast Journalism.[1] In 2010, he shared the Gerald Loeb Award for Television Enterprise business journalism for "House of Cards."[2] On Wednesday, September 17, 2023, Faber celebrated working 30 years at CNBC [3]

In addition to Squawk on the Street, Faber hosts the network's monthly program, Business Nation, which debuted on January 24, 2007.

Faber is the author of three books; The Faber Report (2002), And Then the Roof Caved In (2009), and House of Cards: The Origins of the Collapse (2010).[1]

Faber served as a guest host on Jeopardy! from August 2–6, 2021.[4] Faber was the champion of Celebrity Jeopardy! in 2012.[5]

Personal life

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Faber is Jewish and was raised in Queens, New York.[6] He is a 1985 cum laude graduate of Tufts University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.[1][7]

In 2000, Faber married Jenny Harris,[8] who is a business journalist and television producer. She is the daughter of lawyer Jay Harris (Hall Dickler Kent Goldstein & Wood) and As the World Turns actress Marie Masters and fraternal twin sister of musician Jesse Harris.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "CNBC TV Profiles: David Faber CNBC Anchor and Reporter". CNBC.com. March 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "More Loeb winners: Fortune and Detroit News". Taklking Biz News. June 29, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "David Faber: 30 Years at CNBC". YouTube. September 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jeopardy! Guest Host Schedule". Jeopardy.com. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Barrientos, Selena (August 3, 2021). "'Jeopardy!' Fans Flood the Internet With Thoughts About David Faber as Guest Host". Good Housekeeping.
  6. ^ David Faber [@davidfaber] (January 25, 2013). "As a Jewish boy from Queens, like Carl Icahn, I want to state for the record that I never cried about being beaten up in school" (Tweet). Retrieved January 5, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "The Thrill of the Chase". E-News. Tufts University. June 11, 2007. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
  8. ^ "WEDDINGS; David Faber and Jenny Harris". The New York Times. January 16, 2000.
  9. ^ "Marie Masters". TV.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013.
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Preceded by Guest host of Jeopardy!
August 2 - August 6, 2021
Succeeded by