Rebecca Quick (born July 18, 1972) is an American

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journalist/newscaster and co- anchorwoman of

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's financial news shows '' Squawk Box'' and '' On the Money''.

Biography

Early life

Quick grew up in

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, and

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as her

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father and her family followed "booms" in oil production. The family ultimately settled in Medford, New Jersey.

Education and career

Quick graduated from

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in 1993 with a BA in

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, where she was

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of ''

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.'' As an undergraduate, she was awarded the Times Mirror Fellowship from the Journalism Resources Institute at Rutgers. Prior to her employment at CNBC, she covered retail and e-commerce industry topics for ''

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'' and helped launch the paper's website in April 1996. She served as the site's International News Editor, overseeing foreign affairs coverage.CNBC Profiles: Becky Quick
Retrieved 2015-11-04 She was a co-moderator of the October 28, 2015, Republican presidential debate. Over the course of her career, Quick has interviewed some of the world's most influential investors and financial power brokers, including among others:

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, T. Boone Pickens, Jamie Dimon, and Charlie Munger. She has also interviewed three U.S. presidents, and hosted the 2007 television documentary "Warren Buffett: The Billionaire Next Door Going Global".

Personal life

Quick was previously married to Peter Shay, a computer programmer. She is currently married to an executive producer of ''Squawk Box'', Matt Quayle (2008–present). On August 16, 2011, CNBC reported that Quick had given birth to a son. In October 2016, Quick gave birth to a daughter. Quick lives in New Jersey with her husband, their children, and his two daughters.

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