Sue Herera (née Susan McMahon, born November 15, 1957) is an American journalist and business news television anchor.
Sue Herera | |
|---|---|
| Born | Susan McMahon November 15, 1957 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California State University, Northridge (B.A., Journalism, 1980) |
| Occupation | Financial journalist |
| Known for | Anchor of Nightly Business Report (2015-2019) |
| Spouse |
Daniel Herera (m. 1984) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editHerera was born in Spokane, Washington. She grew up in Brentwood, California, where her father was a shoe wholesaler and her mother was a housewife.[1] In 1980, Herera earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from California State University, Northridge (CSUN).[2]
Career
editAfter graduating from CSUN, she was an intern at CBS-owned KNXT-TV in Los Angeles (now KCBS-TV).[1] Then, in 1981, she was hired by Financial News Network (FNN), a cable TV station that had just launched that year, as an associate producer and writer covering the futures markets.[3][4] Herera credits this role at FNN with teaching her how the markets work.[3] She soon began anchoring at the station.[4]
She has described cold-calling Michael Eskridge, the head of NBC's new cable channel CNBC, around 1988 and asking him for a job interview.[4] Herera was among CNBC's founding members when it launched in 1989; it would purchase the above-mentioned FNN in 1991.[1] Since then, she has anchored and co-anchored CNBC shows Market Wrap, Business Tonight, The Edge, The Money Wheel, Business Center, and Power Lunch.[3]
In 2015, Herera became the anchor for the Nightly Business Report TV show and was joined in 2018 by co-anchor Bill Griffeth, who had previously worked with her on Power Lunch.[5][6] The Nightly Business Report show made its final broadcast in December 2019. From 2019 until February 2021, she read one-minute news recaps at the top and bottom of the hour. She retired from day-to-day broadcasting in February 2021.
Herera featured 14 successful women investment professionals for her book Women of the Street: Making It on Wall Street — The World's Toughest Business, published by Wiley in 1997.[7]
CSUN named Herera a 2003 honoree in the university's Distinguished Alumni Awards Program for her outstanding achievements.[2] In January 2019, Herera marked 30 years with CNBC.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Vrana, Debora, "They've Got the Beat", LA Times, May 11, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ a b California State University, Northridge, "Distinguished Alumni Awards Program: 2003 Honorees". Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ a b c Reuter, Michelle, "CNBC's Sue Herera talks about her 28 year experience in the business news world", The Sundial, March 1, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ a b c Nelson, Steve, "Sue Herera: Oral and Video Collection Interview", Legacy Collection, The Cable Center, September 14, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Roush, Chris, "Gharib leaves 'Nightly Business Report,' replaced by Herera", Talking Biz News, January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Connecticut Public Television, "Nightly Business Report, Now in 37th Season, Features New Co-Anchor". Inside CPTV. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Herera, Sue (1997). Women of the Street: Making It on Wall Street — The World's Toughest Business. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471153313.
- ^ Katz, A.J., "Sue Herera Celebrates 30 Years at CNBC", Adweek, January 3, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.