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Sue Herera

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Sue Herera
Born
Susan McMahon

(1957-11-15) November 15, 1957 (age 66)
Alma materCalifornia State University, Northridge (B.A., Journalism, 1980)
OccupationFinancial journalist
Known forAnchor of Nightly Business Report (2015-2019)
Spouse
Daniel Herera
(m. 1984)
Children3
Websitewww.cnbc.com/sue-herera/

Sue Herera (née Susan McMahon, born November 15, 1957) is an American journalist and business news television anchor.

Early life and education

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Herera was born in Spokane, Washington. She grew up in Brentwood, California, where her father was a shoe wholesaler and her mother was a housewife.[1] In 1980, Herera earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from California State University, Northridge (CSUN).[2]

Career

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After graduating from CSUN, she was an intern at CBS-owned KNXT-TV in Los Angeles (now KCBS-TV).[1] Then, in 1981, she was hired by Financial News Network (FNN), a cable TV station that had just launched that year, as an associate producer and writer covering the futures markets.[3][4] Herera credits this role at FNN with teaching her how the markets work.[3] She soon began anchoring at the station.[4]

She has described cold-calling Michael Eskridge, the head of NBC's new cable channel CNBC, around 1988 and asking him for a job interview.[4] Herera was among CNBC's founding members when it launched in 1989; it would purchase the above-mentioned FNN in 1991.[1] Since then, she has anchored and co-anchored CNBC shows Market Wrap, Business Tonight, The Edge, The Money Wheel, Business Center, and Power Lunch.[3]

In 2015, Herera became the anchor for the Nightly Business Report TV show and was joined in 2018 by co-anchor Bill Griffeth, who had previously worked with her on Power Lunch.[5][6] The Nightly Business Report show made its final broadcast in December 2019. From 2019 until February 2021, she read one-minute news recaps at the top and bottom of the hour. She retired from day-to-day broadcasting in February 2021.

Herera featured 14 successful women investment professionals for her book Women of the Street: Making It on Wall Street — The World's Toughest Business, published by Wiley in 1997.[7]

CSUN named Herera a 2003 honoree in the university's Distinguished Alumni Awards Program for her outstanding achievements.[2] In January 2019, Herera marked 30 years with CNBC.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Vrana, Debora, "They've Got the Beat", LA Times, May 11, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b California State University, Northridge, "Distinguished Alumni Awards Program: 2003 Honorees". Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Reuter, Michelle, "CNBC's Sue Herera talks about her 28 year experience in the business news world", The Sundial, March 1, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Nelson, Steve, "Sue Herera: Oral and Video Collection Interview", Legacy Collection, The Cable Center, September 14, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Roush, Chris, "Gharib leaves 'Nightly Business Report,' replaced by Herera", Talking Biz News, January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Connecticut Public Television, "Nightly Business Report, Now in 37th Season, Features New Co-Anchor". Inside CPTV. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  7. ^ Herera, Sue (1997). Women of the Street: Making It on Wall Street — The World's Toughest Business. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471153313.
  8. ^ Katz, A.J., "Sue Herera Celebrates 30 Years at CNBC", Adweek, January 3, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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Preceded by Host of Nightly Business Report
2015–2019
With: Tyler Mathisen (2015–2018)
Bill Griffeth (2018–2019)
Succeeded by
Production ended