David H. Faber (/ˈfeɪbər/; 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.
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.jpg) Faber at the Financial Times Spring Party in 2012 | |
| Born | March 10, 1964 New York City, U.S |
| Alma mater | Tufts University |
| Occupation | Business journalist |
| Notable credit | Squawk on the Street |
| Spouse | Jenny Harris (m. 2000) |
| Website | www |
Career
editFaber 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
editFaber 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "CNBC TV Profiles: David Faber CNBC Anchor and Reporter". CNBC. March 12, 2010.
- ^ "More Loeb winners: Fortune and Detroit News". Taklking Biz News. June 29, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "David Faber: 30 Years at CNBC". YouTube. September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Jeopardy! Guest Host Schedule". Jeopardy.com. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Barrientos, Selena (August 3, 2021). "'Jeopardy!' Fans Flood the Internet With Thoughts About David Faber as Guest Host". Good Housekeeping.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Thrill of the Chase". E-News. Tufts University. June 11, 2007. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; David Faber and Jenny Harris". The New York Times. January 16, 2000.
- ^ "Marie Masters". TV.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013.
External links
edit- David Faber Biography. – CNBC TV Profiles. – CNBC.com.
- David Faber at IMDb