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Maria Bartiromo Departing CNBC For Fox Business
Farewell Mareeaah. The Money Honey who epitomized CNBC in its high flying (pardon the pun) years when it was actually a source of useful information, has just marked the nadir of the TV station which in the past five years rebranded itself stock market propaganda central, and whose viewership plunged appropriately to a 20 year low as we recently reported. As Drudge reports, Bartiromo whose contact is up, is moving to Fox Business.
DRUDGE has learned that Maria Bartiromo is jumping to FOX BUSINESS NETWORK with an announcement expected sometime soon. Sources close to the situation say there have been ongoing conversations throughout the Fall. The new deal calls for Bartiromo to anchor a daily market hours program on FOX BUSINESS. Insiders say there will be a role on FOXNEWS as well... DEVELOPING...
To be sure, this is hardly a surprise. News of her imminent contract expiration came a few months ago...
CNBC’s No. 1 star, Maria “Money Honey” Bartiromo, with her hefty five-year contract set to expire late this year, is in play and is shopping herself around to rival networks, sources familiar with the situation tell The Post.
Bartiromo, 45, whose hustle and knack for landing exclusive interviews with newsmakers hasn’t been able to stem the steady decline in ratings for CNBC overall and her show in particular, is taking advantage of an open “negotiating window” and has talked to Fox Business Network and CNN, among others, sources said.
The business TV dynamo reached out and hired mega-talent agency CAA earlier this year. She is working with the agency’s boss, Richard Lovett, considered one of the top TV and Hollywood agents, and Olivia Metzger, a former CNBC talent scout, who heads CAA’s Big Apple office.
The Brooklyn-born Bartiromo famously was the first woman to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She has been with CNBC since 1993 and is said to earn between $2 million and $3 million a year.
A spokeswoman for FBN said: “There are no serious discussions going on.” CNN had no comment. A spokesman for CNBC said: “She is under contract with CNBC.”
Reached Friday as she was flying back from Lake Tahoe, where she reported from the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament, Bartiromo, in an email, told The Post: “I don’t have any comment on anything right now.”
The intrepid brunette referred further questions to CAA.
... And it appears CNBC decided not to renew. As for FBN, the discussions appear to have been serious.
Our only question: is that other symbol of the old school CNBC, Joe Kernen, set to follow her through the exit door?
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I'm speechless.
What credibility could she possibly have left. We used to call girls like that 'Homie Hoppers' or better yet 'Sloppy Seconds'
Ugghhh! How about someone with actual insight for a change.
Odd, washed up old hag on Fox. That's not their style.
Harsh, but true.
Do the curtains match the drapes?
Ask Citi
Ask the city.
I was scanning very quickly and I thought for a moment that I had read that CNBC viewership had declined to 20.
Maybe Bartiromo and Cavuto can reprise Hannity and Colmes. I think Fox would do better going out and searching for the long lost, long legged Lauren Lyster.
Ooolala, LL shivers the DaddyO's timbers...
DaddyO
They're going for ratings.
If they wanted credibility they'd have stolen Santelli.
Nah, if they wanted ratings they still should have gone with Rick "Father of the Tea Party" Santelli ... better fit with their demographics all around.
Nothing but an empty talking head.
Lauren Lyster @LaurenLyster Follow
Starting next week, you can see me as a co-host of the #DailyTicker @YahooFinance! Very excited to join the team!!
Hate to say it, but Yahoo Finance is at best a tie with RT and a step down from CNBC ... she may as well be in Siberia.
Yahoo sucks and you never get to see her glorious legs on there. 'Nuf said.
It must be heart breaking for all the fake libertarians to watch their ultimate Benny-pumping honey walking on out the door.
My condolences.
you must cut yourself?
Lauren Lyster voted one of the most sexy women on earth!
http://www.sodahead.com/entertainment/who-is-the-sexiest-woman-on-earth-...
dryam, I used to say that Fox had all the best looking females on their shows, but this will certainly bring down the average.
If she has a penis do you still include her in the calculations?
What does he mean by females?
Ask Reggie and his bud
Hell no. Good one though...
meh. Foxx will buy her some fun bags, she'll start showing some cleave, no one will care....
I'd do her :-)
Didn't some dude do her in a private jet? Pretty sure...
More than one guy did her on the citi jet to Doha & Davos on more than one season.
I can't imagine why anyone would want to hire her.
Agree! I think she is horrid to listen to, terribly biased, and rarely offers relevent points (which would be okay if she actually reported information rather than dealing in her slant). All these qualities are perfect for Fox.
She's really, really good at towing the line.
I've always wondered if that is "toeing the line" or "towing the line." Either way, she spouts the party line.
It's toeing the line.
DavidC
As in your "toes" near the line...
Right...
She may not "tow" the line but she really knows how to pull a train...
I can't imagine why anyone would want to hire her.
Per a certain oracle of BFE, she swallows.
Hey John,
We're gonna have to work something out....
she's dumb enough for fox.
she's dumb enough for fox.
What a lucky break for CNBC.
No, I'll be speechless when she makes a pass at that queen Stu Varney and then realizes on air she's a washed up, saggy tit, old nobody.
Fox has bigger chairs which might fit her gigantic ass
The smartest move would be PLAYBOY.
One well-negotiated contract (and airbrushed spread) and she could retire to Malta.
The centerfold isn't wide enough.
She is too, but that's because she has a ball sack in her mouth and that's not a microphone she's stroking...
she will keep sucking Jamie Diamond cock no matter where...
TV and Hollywood is for mega retards who like being brainwashed and enjoy supporting Obama with their viewership.
Market top ???
The hell with Kernan. FBN needs to offer a Brinks truck to Santelli!
She has had so much work done recently under the knife, she could barely speak properly and looks like Nancy Pelosi's twin. The nail in the coffin was when CNBC executives caught her tucking her tits into her shoes!
Time for a new younger cunt!
Bartiroma leaves shit for poop.
That's it. I couldn't even find the words. This is kind of like her choosing a new event in the special olympics.
+1 for awesomeness.
How long before her blond replacement has to have the waldrobe malfunction for the sake of ratings?
Only fair of Maria to spread her economic and financial retardation with as much of 'Merica as possible!!!
The new term "Presstitutes" fits her so well...she is so bought and paid for...
Fonz, I think Mark Haines was the only one who got out of that place with his cred in tact. And he had to die to do it.
I would actually pay real fiat money (not a lot, but some) to have that grumpy bastard back again. Joe tries sometimes, but he's obviously a light-weight and it's annoying to listen to him constantly talk over everyone.
Bring on the hot blonde, I guess. Dress cut low enough I can at least see a little areola, or at least easily imagine I can.
I'm with you nodebt. But Haines lost me when he made fun of Schiff. He just seemes a bit old and grumpy. But my god what a pile of fascism promoting shit they have devolved into.
What do you guys expect? TV and Hollywood aka Operation Mockingbird is designed to brainwash the idiots who watch.
That damn Alec Baldwin!!!
'That damn Alec Baldwin!!!'
I was sent from planet Xiron to conquer the earth
I had a terrific plan — I thought it would work
Tried to get the Earthlings all to kill each other you see
But it all went wrong and now I must decree…
You are worthless Alec Baldwin, you are worthless Alec Baldwin
You failed in every way and now my stock in you has fallen
Your career is stallin’ and you’re worthless Alec Baldwin
That’s why I blew your head off and your children are all bawlin’
Planet Xiron is inhabited with Xipods like me
But also with Balmacs who are giant bees
The Xipods and Balmacs are at constant war
So we wanted a new home and that’s what Earth was for
But you are worthless Alec Baldwin, you are worthless Alec Baldwin
You fucked up my whole plan and now Xiron is smeared with Balmac pollen
Your garbage needs some haulin’ and you’re worthless Alec Baldwin
Now I must return home a failure — I’m afraid the pit of Kryrok is callin’…
More cowbell Chuck, ah, ah, I mean Freddie.
They told her to niptuck but she didnt fucking listen.
I thought she'd end up at Al Jezeera. Shit, they'll hire anyone. And they aren't into business news - yet.
Propaganda IS the business.
Brutally funny MH.
From the lyin' pan into the liar(s den). She'll fit right in. When's Cramer jumping shit, er, ship?
Remember that commercial for the slow clap ?
Yeah, you earned it fonz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAryFIuRxmQ
What is there like 14 people watching Fox Business?
She is about to increase the volume and size of the male audience.
Anyone know the viewership of CNBC versus FBN? Tylers posted a story abdout CNBC a week or so ago. It was really low like 30,000 viewership. We are in a huge FIAT induced faux bull market and no one is watching.
I approve because Ob-TV and Ob-Hollywood are total shit for the regime. F em all.
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There's help for that deformity.
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Kinkeehhh
< Rats leaving the sinking ship.
< Women and children first.
I'm waiting for Rick Santelli to leave. If he stays, one day his head may just explode when he's arguing with Steve the Liar. Excuse, me.... Steve Liesman.
"I'm waiting for Rick Santelli to leave" Yes you are reading my mind!
ZH: Title says "Mario Bartiromo"
or was that done on purpose? Not sure...
thats his name right??
lol
You have to use the right inflection, it's pronounced Butt-aroma...
Sex change was in the contract. These people are sick.
Will she wear a short skirt..? ..wait..I rescind the question .
She Jumped the sinking ship! good job PITCH!
She found one of her (in)famous 'buying opportunities'.
Maybe her marketability is off the lows of the day?
jump the shark!
Early Christmas Shopper! Bitchez!.
Will they pay for a little silicone injected into the ass?
Over.
I hope the door hits you on the ass, on the way out...
It'll be hard to miss it...
Fox has a Business Show?
What will become of the BlowHorn now?
LOL.
Better if she replaced Hillaroid's gal pal Greta. MSNBS is a joke... but who gets FBN? Bill-O is melting down lately too... he is as goofy as Obunga himself.
TV and Hollywood are a joke watched by idiots. It is the regime's media. They still love O and defend him to the death. The elites media storm troopers.
If you watch TV like a serf and are offended then tough s**t.
I guess Bloomberg wasn't bidding...
Phuck, I watch Fox Business just for the ticker and the hottie babies. Now I got to look at this skank all day Phuck me. Maybe I'll just leave the TV off and save some money on electricity.
Yea, need moar israel 'babes'! Wasserman-Shat beauties.
Over.
Contract expires. Gets shown the door. She was compromised and ridiculous.
Vomit
I hope Kernen leaves too. He is the only one there that can think on his own two feet.
Wake me up when she is doing porn.
Until then, I don't want to hear about it...
Uuhhhh, what on the MSM isn't porn?
Well I always knew the Jew from the Land Down Under had a hankering for that 'Italian Thing'...
The China woman must have been a bit too aggressive and bad on the ol' ticker. Think Maria was just the thing he need for his prostate -older but more experienced yet firm!
With that wonderful visual I bid you adieu!
she used to be hot, before she sold out and got fat.
http://dealbreaker.com/2010/08/maria-bartiromo-come-on-down/maria-bartiromo/
She'll have some "honey" competition at Fox. The one thing they definitely know how to do is hire smart, great lookin' babes. Good luck to the Money Honey at FOX. And anything with NBC or CNN in it can suck my Tea Party dick. And a special 'Kiss my Tea Party Ass" invitation goes out to Piers Morgan and the English / Pakistani half breed prick Martin Bashir.
Fate the Magnificent
"Push the Button, Max
Maria will definitely not be top shelf at Fox. She will need to lose 40 pounds, get her tits picked up and get her lids done. Otherwise, she will be just a Cadilac amongst a bunch of Porches and Ferrari's
High mileage at that.
Whore of the Republic!
What's the difference between the fat faced Italian fuck on Faux News and this rat faced cunt? NOTHING!
The money honey has experienced 500 Internal Server Error. Get in line bitch, ObamaCare bandwidth comes first.
Gonna be wierd watching her actually make sense..
damn double post
Kind of like the expansion franchise overpaying an old washed up veteran player with name recognition, but not much substance.
Kinda' like the Mets and Willie Mays although Willie Mays had some worth.
And the Nymex, where she once famously cited the price of oil per ounce.
She tries to portray herself as a Manhattanite. I'm from Queens and I know better.
CNBS should also take that little troglodite Simon Hobbs and put him on a raft back across the pond. (And throw Andrew Ross Sorkin on it with him)
"with her hefty five-year contract set to expire late this year"
Her contract isn't the only thing that's hefty these days.
Polishing the brass on the titanic Maria. Farewall though, ya old piece of shoe leather.
I cannot believe that Fox Business would waste money on her....she should be hired at The Weather Channel....her ratings would go up.
Celebrities. Merican love em.
Doesn't matter where Maria lands she'll always get hard nipples for Jamie Dimon and any drop in the spot price of Gold.
She's a true believer in the lies of the Ponzi market and the private bank for bankers and ball-and-chain about the neck of taxpayers otherwise known as the FED.
Maybe cnbs pushing her out in an attempt to improve their dwindling ratings!!!
(sarc, of course)
Bloomberg has the most useful coverage. Not to mention a deep stable of super hot asians.
They're cute, but Trish is the all American girl next door.
News from the cesspool: There's a new turd.
Maybe Maria can join the ranks of Erin Burnett. Never mind, forgot you can’t have kids at post Menopause junctures. All kidding aside, good luck with Fox Business News jig. Your uphill battle will be to find a cable service provider who features Fox Business News at a basic/bronze bundled package.
She can join Imus. She'll make him look intelligent.
Maria is more appropriate for Mancow.
Imus should be offered a guest shot on The Walking Dead. He'd fit right in without makeup.
Gosh, do they all have one? I should probably ask my financial advisor which Hollywood Talent Agency represents him.
How many more will leave the sinking communist/progressive ship?
fox business is toast
Fox business is a re-hash of all the folks who bailed from CNBC. Cavuto, the red headed broad, Melissa mid-west chick, etc, etc. Horrible cluged together crew of mouth pieces.
I liked Melissa in "Little House on the Praire."
FBN is my go-to for business news (I don't get Bloomberg). I think I'll check out her show once or twice, just to rubberneck the potential car crash coming up. If she is still carrying water for Citi and the like, I'll know to avoid her show like the plague.
I am surprised no one said it yet. CNBC: do you know where your money honey is?
Maria who?
fox long on fat arms
Her time in the spotlight is done.
She should face it
PS, Lake Tahoe golf?
I am a golfer, and love Lake Tahoe but that alone should indicate that she just wants to be in front of the camera.....
Dose fox know of her connection to the Steinburgh's, Reliance National.?
Would have rather had Santelli move over...
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/18/cable-news-ratings-for-frida...
Here are the ratings for november 15, 2013, for the curious amongst us.
Got this theory that cnbc shills are paid to administer their crockoganda by the taxpayer, the background traders on the exchanges also. Not far fetched as jpm & the rest of the shit financial cabal appear more than most.
So if it's not sick enough to pout that garbage alone the taxpayer indirectly ( via bernanke ) is paying to be misinformed, just like joe public uk with a licence fee for the bbc.
she's going to the FOX NETWORK??? WTF
Maria, you really belong at the COUGAR NETWORK
A cougar in the foxhouse.... with no comment on anything? Too good to be true.
And that is how you solve a problem like Maria.
What would ZH be without a little conspiracy theory? Now that Bartiromo, aged 46, is on tap, Fox Babe extraordinare Jamie Colby's bio has been wiped in a number of places to change her date of birth from 1960 to 1970, taking her from 52 to 42. Her alma mater still shows her as a grad at age 22 in 1983, so TPTB have not fully wiped the record ... You would only want to do this if your B-list talent, at age 52 or 53, looks far younger than the A-list talent you are about to fork out millions to land.
"...Fox Babe extraordinare..." Jamie Colby? Really? Did you forget your /sarc? She's very "book smart" but fucking clueless. Maybe a "babe" if you like those big ass Kim Kardashian types
Seriously, you like your leggy blondes to have a clue? She can read the prompter far better than TOTUS and she is easy on the eyes ... what else do you need?
Jamie still has great legs.
A perfect job opening for Bart Chilton.
/sarc/