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between 11 am to 12 noon ET weekdays from August 2007 to October 2011. Previous programs shown in the same time slot were ''

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'' with

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and Martha MacCallum and ''

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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 ''

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'', due in part to

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three months later). The program was completely revamped on July 23, 2007, and renamed ''The Call'' on August 7, 2007, with

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and Trish Regan serving as interim anchors. Ratigan (live from the

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), Regan and

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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 ''

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''. Dylan Ratigan left ''The Call'' in late 2008 as he was replaced with

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. 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).

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(formerly of CNBC Asia) replaced Regan as co-host until she left for '' Street Signs'' in mid-2011. Regular reporters included Bob Pisani (

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), Scott Wapner ( NASDAQ),

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( NYMEX),

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(

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), Steve Liesman, David Faber and

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("Tech Check"), Mike Huckman ("Pharma's Market"), Diana Olick ("Realty Check") and

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("Sports Biz"). * The Journal Report: Seen on Mondays with a reporter from

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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

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, 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 ''

''.

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