Maria Sara Bartiromo was born on September 11,1967 and is an American television personality and author who has worked as a financial journalist and news anchor.
45 Facts About Maria Bartiromo
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Maria Bartiromo was the first television journalist to deliver live television reports from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Maria Bartiromo has won several awards for her work on these programs, including two Emmy Awards.
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Maria Bartiromo sits on the boards of a number of non-profit and civic organizations.
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Maria Bartiromo's broadcasts regarding the 2020 United States presidential election have resulted in lawsuits filed against her and Fox News.
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Maria Bartiromo was born to Italian-American parents Vincent and Josephine Maria Bartiromo, and was raised in the Dyker Heights area of Brooklyn in New York City.
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Maria Bartiromo's father owned the Rex Manor restaurant in Brooklyn, and her mother served as the hostess.
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Maria Bartiromo's mother worked as a clerk at an off-track betting parlor.
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Maria Bartiromo attended Fontbonne Hall Academy, an all-girls private Catholic school in Bay Ridge.
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Maria Bartiromo graduated from NYU's Washington Square Campus in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and economics.
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Maria Bartiromo worked as a production assistant for Stuart Varney there.
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In 1993, Maria Bartiromo was hired by executive Roger Ailes to replace analyst Roy Blumberg at CNBC, and began reporting live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, as well as hosting and contributing to the Market Watch and Squawk Box segments.
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Maria Bartiromo became the first journalist to deliver live television reports from the raucous floor of New York Stock Exchange.
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Maria Bartiromo hosted several other programs, including Closing Bell, Market Wrap, and Business Center.
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Maria Bartiromo became known for ability to get CEOs of companies in the news to come on her show for an interview.
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Maria Bartiromo appeared on television shows such as NBC Universal's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, CBS Television Distribution's The Oprah Winfrey Show, HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Warner Bros.
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Maria Bartiromo was nicknamed the "Money Honey" in the mid-to-late 1990s, a moniker that she had conflicted feelings about lest it diminish her credibility as a financial journalist.
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In January 2007, Maria Bartiromo filed trademark applications to use the term "Money Honey" as a brand name for a line of children's products, including toys, puzzles and coloring books, to teach kids about money.
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Maria Bartiromo anchored the television coverage of New York City's Columbus Day Parade beginning in 1995 and was the Grand Marshal in 2010.
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Maria Bartiromo signed a new five-year contract with CNBC in late 2008.
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On November 18,2013, it was announced that Maria Bartiromo was leaving CNBC to join Fox Business.
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Maria Bartiromo's first show with Fox Business was Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo.
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Maria Bartiromo expanded the subject domains she covered to include not just the stock market but larger questions of public policy and the overall economy.
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Maria Bartiromo even drew some boos from the audience for suggesting that likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton had much more relevant experience than the candidates on stage.
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Maria Bartiromo then co-hosted on Fox Business another Republican debate, this time on January 14,2016 in the North Charleston Coliseum, one that was not previously planned but awarded on the basis of the first performance.
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Maria Bartiromo received a good deal of attention during this period for her sartorial choices for the traditional Al Smith Dinner.
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Maria Bartiromo gave friendly, non-challenging softball interviews to Trump and amplified Trump administration conspiracy theories and falsehoods.
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In late November 2020, after Trump lost his bid for reelection, Maria Bartiromo conducted the first post-election interview with Trump.
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Maria Bartiromo was criticized for her conduct in the 45-minute interview, in which she never asked Trump to substantiate his claims of fraud.
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Maria Bartiromo then defended herself by claiming that much of the media, such as CNN and The New York Times, were taking a side and engaging in "election interference".
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Maria Bartiromo was an outspoken proponent on her program of baseless allegations that rigged voting machines stole the election from Donald Trump.
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In January 2021, after the storming of the US Capitol that was carried out by a mob of supporters of Trump, Maria Bartiromo hosted Trump economic advisor Peter Navarro on her show, where he falsely claimed in the interview that Trump had won the election.
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Maria Bartiromo's guest hosting stint began the week of January 25,2021.
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Maria Bartiromo's first was Use the News: How to Separate the Noise from the Investment Nuggets and Make Money in Any Economy.
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Maria Bartiromo is the recipient of an Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Award ; a Lincoln Statue Award presented by the Union League of Philadelphia ; a Gracie Award, for Outstanding Documentary ; and two Emmy Awards, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting.
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Maria Bartiromo was the keynote speaker for Fontbonne's 80th anniversary gala in 2018.
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Maria Bartiromo is on board of trustees of New York University, her alma mater.
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Maria Bartiromo gave the commencement speech at the NYU Stern School of Business in 2012.
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Maria Bartiromo has taught there, acting as an adjunct professor at the Stern School from 2010 to 2013.
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Maria Bartiromo has been on the board of trustees for the New York City Ballet.
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Maria Bartiromo is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Economic Club of New York.
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Maria Bartiromo has been on the board of the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, Public Education Needs Civic Involvement and Leadership in New York, and the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.
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Maria Bartiromo is a member of the board of governors of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, and in 2010 was the grand marshal of the Columbus Day Parade.
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In 1999, Maria Bartiromo married Jonathan Steinberg, chief executive officer of WisdomTree Investments and son of billionaire financier Saul Steinberg.
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Maria Bartiromo subsequently wrote a song titled "Maria Bartiromo" that appeared on his solo album Don't Worry About Me, released posthumously in 2002.