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Joseph Richard Kernen (born January 6, 1956) is an American
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who is the co-host of ''
Squawk Box ''Squawk Box'' is an American business news television program that airs from 6 to 9 a.m. Eastern time on CNBC. The program is co-hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Since debuting in 1995, the show has spawned a numbe ...
'' on
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.


Early life and education

Kernen grew up in
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and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1974. He holds a bachelor's degree from the
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and a
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in
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from the
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, where he worked on
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research.


Career

Kernen came to CNBC in the 1991 merger with Financial News Network, having joined FNN after a 10-year career as a
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. In 1995, he became the co-host of ''
Squawk Box ''Squawk Box'' is an American business news television program that airs from 6 to 9 a.m. Eastern time on CNBC. The program is co-hosted by Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Since debuting in 1995, the show has spawned a numbe ...
''.


Controversies


Imitation of Indian accent

On September 20 of 2013, Kernen imitated an Indian accent on CNBC's "Squawk Box" program while discussing banknotes from
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, and asked if the
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is accepted as currency at
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stores. He later stated, "Last Friday, I made an inappropriate and insensitive remark on Squawk Box. I apologize for any offense it caused."


Irish geography

In November 2014, during an on-air interview, Kernen asked
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chief executive Martin Shanahan why Ireland did not use the
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and asked if
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and
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...
were not on the same island. Critics say Kernen appeared to believe that
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was part of the
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while ignoring the fact that Northern Ireland is indeed part of the UK.


Personal life

Kernen is married to Penelope Scott Kernen, a former commodities trader from
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. They met after she joined CNBC in 1996 and were married in 1998 on a golf course. His nicknames are "The Kahuna" and "The Hair".


Bibliography

Kernen authored ''Your Teacher Said What?!: Defending Our Kids from the Liberal Assault on Capitalism'', (2011) with his then 5th grade daughter Blake.


See also

* List of journalists in New York City


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kernen, Joe 1956 births Living people St. Xavier High School (Ohio) alumni University of Colorado Boulder alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni Television personalities from Cincinnati American television news anchors American stockbrokers CNBC people Writers from Ohio