Joe Kernen
| Joe Kernen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joseph Richard Kernen[1] January 6, 1956 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Education |
B.S. in biology, University of Colorado Boulder M.S. in biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Stockbroker, TV news anchor |
| Agent | Ari Emanuel |
| Spouse(s) | Penelope Kernen (nee Scott) |
| Family | 2 |
| Website | http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838087/ |
Joseph Richard "Joe" Kernen (born January 6, 1956) is a CNBC news anchor. He is currently co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box. His nickname is "The Kahuna".[2]
Kernen came to CNBC in the 1991 merger with Financial News Network, having joined FNN after a 10-year career as a stockbroker.
Kernen grew up in the Western Hills section of Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1974.[3] He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado and a master’s degree in molecular biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he worked on cancer research.[4]
He is married to Penelope Scott, a former commodities trader from Short Hills, New Jersey. They met after she joined CNBC in 1996, and were married in 1998 on a golf course.[2]
Kernen authored Your Teacher Said What?!: Defending Our Kids from the Liberal Assault on Capitalism (2011) with his then 5th grade daughter Blake.
In 2012, during the fiscal cliff crisis, Kernen at CNBC began a "Rise Above" campaign to pressure Congress to cut spending.[5]
In November 2014 he asked IDA Ireland chief executive Martin Shanahan during an on-air interview why Ireland did not use the pound sterling and asking if Ireland and Scotland weren't on the same island. [6][7]The Irish Times chided Kernan for seeming to think that the Republic of Ireland was part of the UK. [8]
References
- ↑ Kernen, Joseph Richard. Dissection of the Murine Erythroleukemia Cell Differentiation Program. Master's thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980.
- 1 2 Sullivan, Robert (November 1999). "Kahuna and the Brain". T&L Golf Magazine. Archived from the original on July 17, 2001.
- ↑ Paeth, Greg (1998-09-03). "Dow's swings boost CNBC". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on 2003-11-30.
- ↑ "Joe Kernen". CNBC. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ↑ Pichler, Josh (November 16, 2012). "Western Hills native issues challenge to policymakers". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Also published as "CNBC anchor, a Western Hills native, challenges policymakers".
- ↑ ""Why do you have euros?" The head of the IDA was asked some truly bizarre questions on CNBC today…". thejournal.ie. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ Mackey, Robert (2014-11-04). "Irish Agog That Joe Kernen, CNBC Host, Missed Their Exit From U.K.". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/ireland-s-ida-boss-faces-bizarre-cnbc-interview-1.1986505