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''The Call'' is an American television business news program which aired on
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 sho ...
between 11 am to 12 noon ET weekdays from August 2007 to October 2011. Previous programs shown in the same time slot were ''
The Money Wheel
''The Money Wheel'' is a business news television program aired on weekdays on the CNBC network from its inception in 1989 until 1998. Initially, ''The Money Wheel'' covered almost all of the channel's business day hours, airing continuously from ...
'' with
Ted David
TED may refer to:
Economics and finance
* TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar
Education
* ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association
** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey
** Transvaal Education Depa ...
and
Martha MacCallum
Martha Bowes MacCallum (born January 31, 1964) is an American news host for Fox News. She is the host of ''The Story with Martha MacCallum'', broadcast from Manhattan. MacCallum joined the network in 2004. Her interviews with President Barack Ob ...
and ''
Market Watch
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'' and ''
Morning Call''. ''The Call'' offered a clear focus on real-time market coverage at the heart of the trading day.
About the program
Until July 19, 2007, CNBC aired ''
Morning Call'' from 10AM to 12 noon ET weekdays. The next day, CNBC replaced the first hour of the two-hour program with an expanded ''
Squawk on the Street
''Squawk on the Street'', which debuted on December 19, 2005, is a business show on CNBC that follows the first 90 minutes of trading on Wall Street in the United States.
Originally airing as a one-hour program, the show doubled its airtime t ...
'', due in part to
Liz Claman
Elizabeth Kate Claman (born December 12, 1963) is the anchor of the Fox Business show ''The Claman Countdown''. Claman was previously the co-anchor of the CNBC morning television program '' Morning Call''. Before that, Claman was the co-host ...
's departure from the network
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Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue ...
three months later). The program was completely revamped on July 23, 2007, and renamed ''The Call'' on August 7, 2007, with Dylan Ratigan
Dylan Jason Ratigan (born April 19, 1972) is an American businessman, author, film producer, former host of MSNBC's ''The Dylan Ratigan Show'' and political commentator for ''The Young Turks''. He was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representa ...
and Trish Regan
Patricia Ann Regan (born December 13, 1972) is a conservative American television talk show host and author. She hosted ''Trish Regan Primetime'' on the Fox Business Network from 2015 to 2020.
Regan was previously a television host on Bloomber ...
serving as interim anchors. Ratigan (live from the New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed c ...
), Regan and Melissa Francis
Melissa Ann Francis (born December 12, 1972) is an American television news personality who most recently appeared as an anchor and commentator for the Fox Business Network (FBN) and Fox News (FNC). Previously, she worked as an actress.
Prior t ...
were appointed permanent co-anchors as of October 8, 2007. In addition to the aforementioned July 2007 revamp, the anchors were joined on set by a guest contributor, very similar to ''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 number ...
''.
Dylan Ratigan left ''The Call'' in late 2008 as he was replaced with Larry Kudlow
Lawrence Alan Kudlow (born August 20, 1947) is an American conservative television personality and financial program host for the Fox network who served as the Director of the National Economic Council during the Trump Administration from 2018 ...
. Melissa Francis and Trish Regan both remained on the program, with Francis anchoring alongside Kudlow at the network's Englewood Cliffs studio and Regan anchoring at the NYSE. Ratigan ultimately left CNBC altogether in March 2009. Trish Regan departed from CNBC 2 years later (March 2011). Amanda Drury
Amanda Drury (born 5 May 1973) is an Australian journalist and news anchor for CNBC, hosting finance and business programming from New York City. She was the co-host of the US version of '' Street Signs'' until its end on February 6, 2015 and h ...
(formerly of CNBC Asia
CNBC Asia is a pay television business channel based in Singapore. A subsidiary of NBCUniversal, it is the Asian service of CNBC (Consumer News and Business Channel). Its programmes originate from Singapore. It was officially opening ceremony at ...
) replaced Regan as co-host until she left for ''Street Signs
Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users. The earliest signs were simple wooden or stone milestones. Later, signs with directional arms were introduce ...
'' in mid-2011.
Regular reporters included Bob Pisani
Robert V. Pisani (born 1956) is a correspondent for CNBC.
Career
Pisani has worked for CNBC since 1990. Until 1997, Pisani largely covered the real estate industry and corporate management. Since then, he has reported live from the floor of the N ...
(NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the List of stock exchanges, world's largest s ...
), Scott Wapner
Scott may refer to:
Places Canada
* Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec
* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
* Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(NASDAQ
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), Sharon Epperson
Sharon Emily Epperson (born April 12, 1968) is Senior Personal Finance Correspondent for CNBC. She also appears on NBC News shows, ''Today'' and ''NBC Nightly News''.
Early life and education
Epperson is the daughter of David E. Epperson and Ce ...
(NYMEX
The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange owned and operated by CME Group of Chicago. NYMEX is located at One North End Avenue in Brookfield Place in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City.
...
), Rick Santelli
Rick John Santelli (born July 6, 1956) is an editor for the CNBC Business News network. He joined CNBC as an on-air editor on June 14, 1999, reporting primarily from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. He was formerly the vice president for ...
(Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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), Steve Liesman
Steve Liesman (born May 21, 1963) is an American journalist, senior economics reporter for the cable financial television channel CNBC. He is known for appearing on the CNBC programs ''Squawk Box'' and other business related topics on CNBC and NB ...
, David Faber and Brian Shactman
Brian A. Shactman is an American journalist for CNBC and MSNBC.
Biography
Shactman grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts, the son of Nancy and David Shactman. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy[MSNBC
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News Update: News headlines from MSNBC. Seen shortly after the bottom of the hour.
* 2 Hours Into the Trading Day...: An update on the U.S. stock markets after the first 2 hours of trading. Seen at the start of the program's second half-hour.
* CNBC.com Blog Watch: Seen during the program's second half-hour with a look at the key business stories blogged by CNBC reporters, such as Jim Goldman
Jim or JIM may refer to:
* Jim (given name), a given name
* Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James
* Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy
* OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism
* ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring
* ''Jim' ...
("Tech Check"), Mike Huckman ("Pharma's Market"), Diana Olick
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* Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon
* Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997 ...
("Realty Check") and Darren Rovell
Darren Rovell (born June 30, 1978) is a sports business analyst who works for The Action Network. He previously worked for ESPN.
Early life and education
He attended and graduated cum laude from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, i ...
("Sports Biz").
* The Journal Report: Seen on Mondays with a reporter from The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...
. This segment was discontinued at the end of 2007.
* Seidman Speaks: CNBC's chief commentator Bill Seidman
Lewis William Seidman (April 29, 1921 – May 13, 2009) was an American economist, financial commentator, and former head of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, best known for his role in helping work to correct the Savings and Loan C ...
made guest appearances and answered viewers' Email questions. This segment was seen on Thursdays, but was discontinued after Seidman's death in 2009.
* Mutual Fund
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Pick and Pan of the Week: Seen on Fridays with Christine Benz of Morningstar.
* West Coast Call: A guest from the West Coast joins the program, similar to the "West Coast Wake Up" segment on ''Squawk on the Street''.
* The Last Call: The last segment of the program.
Quote
''"America is open for business coast-to-coast."'' This was the opening phrase used at the start of the show just before the opening title sequence.
CNBC Asia
On June 14, 2010, CNBC Asia debuted their own version of ''The Call''. That program was anchored by Bernard Lo
Bernard Lo is a Canadian television anchor who was a longtime host for CNBC Asia and Bloomberg Television.
Biography
Bernard Lo was a Hong Kong-based anchor for CNBC Asia and also hosted news and talk show programs for Bloomberg Television for ma ...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
, and ended on March 28, 2014.
Cancellation
The United States version of ''The Call'' was cancelled October 14, 2011, and was replaced 3 days later by the newly expanded third hour of ''Squawk on the Street
''Squawk on the Street'', which debuted on December 19, 2005, is a business show on CNBC that follows the first 90 minutes of trading on Wall Street in the United States.
Originally airing as a one-hour program, the show doubled its airtime t ...
''.
See also
* '' Asia Market Watch'' (discontinued after March 23, 2007)
* '' Morning Exchange'' (discontinued after December 16, 2005)
* ''Worldwide Exchange
''Worldwide Exchange'' is a television business news program on CNBC channels around the world. It used to be broadcast live from studios on three continents until May 11, 2012. The programme is anchored by Brian Sullivan and is produced at CN ...
''
* '' Morning Call'' (former name of this program)
* ''CNBC's Cash Flow
''Cash Flow'' (formerly ''CNBC's Cash Flow ''and ''Cash Flow from Australia'') was a television business news program on CNBC Asia. It is produced by CNBC Asia from Singapore by a team of journalists and aired each weekday at 10:00 am Singa ...
'' (a mid-morning business program airing on CNBC Asia)
* '' Fox Business (TV program)'' (a Fox Business Network
Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue ...
program aired from 10 AM-3 ET)
* ''The Call'' (CNBC Asia's version of this program)
References
External links
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2000s American television news shows
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