Bill Griffeth
Bill Griffeth | |
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| Born | William Curtis Griffeth August 7, 1956 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California State University, Northridge |
| Occupation | Author |
| Website | www |
Bill Griffeth is an author and retired TV news anchor.
Early life and education[edit]
In 1980, Griffeth received a bachelor's degree in journalism from California State University, Northridge. While a student there, Griffeth co-hosted a weekly interview show, "Straightalk," with Rick Holicker, on KCSN, the university's then-NPR-affiliated radio station. Along with Holicker, he won the Golden Mike Award from the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California for a documentary on NASA's Viking program, titled "The Flight to Mars." In 2000, CSUN honored him with its Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 2017, he received an honorary doctorate.[1][2][3]
Career[edit]
Griffeth was part of the production team that started the Financial News Network in 1981. He was nominated for a CableACE award as best news anchor for his work anchoring FNN's coverage of Black Monday (1987).[3]
Griffeth joined CNBC in 1991, when NBC purchased FNN and merged it with CNBC. He anchored several programs for CNBC and received 6 CableACE nominations as Best News Anchor.
CNBC announced on December 12, 2019 that he was retiring after almost 30 years with the network.
Personal life[edit]
Griffeth is passionate about genealogy and after undergoing genetic testing in 2012, found out that the person he considered his father was not his biological father.[4]
In 1982, he married his wife, Cindy. Since 1992, they have been residents of Park Ridge, New Jersey. They have a son, Chad, and a daughter, Carlee. Bill is a member of and teaches bible study at The Hillsdale United Methodist Church.[4]
Host shows[edit]
- Nightly Business Report (2018–2019)
- Closing Bell (2011–2018)
- Power Lunch (1996–2009)
- The Edge (1999-March 2000)
- Market Wrap (1991–2002)
- Strictly Business
- The Money Club
Bibliography[edit]
- Griffeth, Bill (1994). Bill Griffeth's 10 Steps to Financial Prosperity. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1557385758.
- Griffeth, Bill (1995). The Mutual Fund Masters. Probus Publishing. ISBN 978-1557385826.
- Griffeth, Bill (2007). By Faith Alone: One Family's Epic Journey Through 400 Years of American Protestantism. Harmony. ISBN 978-0307337283.
- Griffeth, Bill (2016). The Stranger in My Genes: A Memoir. New England Historic Genealogical Society. ISBN 978-0880823449.
References[edit]
- ^ "Veteran CNBC journalist Bill Griffeth named co-anchor of Nightly Business Report". Nightly Business Report. March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Alumni Bill Griffeth and Sue Herera Co-Anchor Nightly Business Report". California State University, Northridge. March 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Bill Griffeth". CNBC.
- ^ a b Rohan, Virginia (October 10, 2016). "CNBC's Bill Griffeth on how a DNA test 'complicated' his life". The Record.
External links[edit]
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- American reporters and correspondents
- American television journalists
- American business and financial journalists
- California State University, Northridge alumni
- CNBC people
- Television anchors from Los Angeles
- American business writers
- American male journalists
- People from Park Ridge, New Jersey