Sue Herera (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

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

Early life and education

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.Vrana, Debora
"They've Got the Beat"
''LA Times'', May 11, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2019. In 1980, Herera earned a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four yea ...

degree in journalism from

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...

(CSUN).California State University, Northridge
"Distinguished Alumni Awards Program: 2003 Honorees"
Retrieved July 31, 2019.

Career

After graduating from CSUN, she was an intern at CBS-owned KNXT-TV in Los Angeles (now KCBS-TV). Then, in 1981, she was hired by

Financial News Network The Financial News Network (FNN) was an American financial and business news television network that was launched November 30, 1981. The purpose of the network was to broadcast programming nationwide, five days a week for seven hours a day on t ...

(FNN), a cable TV station that had just launched that year, as an associate producer and writer covering the futures markets.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.Nelson, Steve

Legacy Collection, The Cable Center, September 14, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2019. Herera credits this role at FNN with teaching her how the markets work. She soon began anchoring at the station. She has described cold-calling Michael Eskridge, the head of NBC's new cable channel

CNBC CNBC (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) is an American basic cable business news channel. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time, while broadcasting talk s ...

, around 1988 and asking him for a job interview. Herera was among CNBC's founding members when it launched in 1989; it would purchase the above-mentioned FNN in 1991. Since then, she has anchored and co-anchored CNBC shows ''

Market Wrap ''Market Wrap'' is a show on CNBC that aired between 4pm and 6pm ET, and was replaced by ''Closing Bell'' on Feb 4, 2002. The series was premiered in 1989 as Market Wrap-Up was Anchored by Bill Griffeth and others. In 1996 when Cavuto leaving fr ...

'', '' Business Tonight'', ''The Edge'', '' The Money Wheel'', ''

Business Center ''Business Center'' is business network CNBC's flagship primetime show that aired in 5 to 7 pm ET timeslot, hosted by Ron Insana and Sue Herera, and it was replaced by ''Bullseye'' on December 5, 2003. History *''Business Center'' was on ...

'', and ''Power Lunch''. In 2015, Herera became the anchor for the ''

Nightly Business Report ''Nightly Business Report'' was an American business news magazine television program that aired on public television stations from January 22, 1979 to December 27, 2019, for most of that time syndicated by American Public Television. Interna ...

'' TV show and was joined in 2018 by co-anchor

Bill Griffeth Bill Griffeth is an author and retired TV news anchor. Early life and education In 1980, Griffeth received a bachelor's degree in journalism from California State University, Northridge. While a student there, Griffeth co-hosted a weekly intervi ...

, who had previously worked with her on ''Power Lunch''. 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. CSUN named Herera a 2003 honoree in the university's Distinguished Alumni Awards Program for her outstanding achievements. In January 2019, Herera marked 30 years with CNBC.Katz, A.J.
"Sue Herera Celebrates 30 Years at CNBC"
''Adweek'', January 3, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.

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CNBC profile
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Early life and education

Career

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