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'''Erin Burnett''' (born July 2, 1976) is a [[television]] news anchor on [[CNBC|CNBC's]] ''Street Signs'' and co-anchors CNBC's ''Squawk on the Street''. She also appears regularly on [[NBC|NBC's]] ''Today'' and ''Nightly News with Brian Williams'' and is a contributor on [[MSNBC|MSNBC's]] ''Morning Joe''.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838220 Erin Burnett biography], ''CNBC''.</ref> Burnett also worked at [[CNN]] as a [[writer]] for CNN's ''Moneyline''. She began her career at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an investment banking analyst focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.
'''Erin Burnett''' (born as '''Erin Isabelle Burnett''' on March 17, 1976) is a [[television]] news anchor on [[CNBC|CNBC's]] ''Street Signs'' and co-anchors CNBC's ''Squawk on the Street''. Burnett anchors [[business]] news, handles news reporting and conducts interviews with businessmen and women as well economists. She also appears regularly on [[NBC|NBC's]] ''Today'' and ''Nightly News with Brian Williams'' and is a contributor on [[MSNBC|MSNBC's]] ''Morning Joe''.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838220 Erin Burnett biography], ''CNBC''.</ref> Burnett also worked at [[CNN]] as a [[writer]] for CNN's ''Moneyline''. She began her career at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an investment banking analyst focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.
Burnett holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy from Williams College in Williamstown, MA.<ref name=eborg>http://www.erinburnett.org/erin-burnett-bio.php</ref>
Burnett holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy from Williams College in Williamstown, MA.<ref name=eborg>http://www.erinburnett.org/erin-burnett-bio.php</ref>
Erin Burnett left CNN to join Citigroup as Vice President of ''Citigroup/CitiMedia'', where she streamlined their online financial network. Burnett then moved to ''Bloomberg Television'' in 2003 and anchored ''Bloomberg on the Markets,'' covering top business stories and on the stock market.<ref name=eborg/>
Erin Burnett left CNN to join Citigroup as Vice President of ''Citigroup/CitiMedia'', where she streamlined their online financial network. Burnett then moved to ''Bloomberg Television'' in 2003 and anchored ''Bloomberg on the Markets,'' covering top business stories and on the stock market.<ref name=eborg/>
== Interviews ==
In November of 2005, NBC's Chief Executive Bob Wright noticed Erin Burnett during a [[Bloomberg]] interview she had with Charlie Rose of [[PBS]]. Impressed by her work, Wright soon notified the CNBC President about her, and on December 1, 2005, he then hired Burnett and she joined CNBC.<ref name=eborg/>
During an interview with [[Rush Limbaugh]], Erin Burnett said this of his "Bipartisan Stimulus Plan," despite her [[liberal]] views, "A lot of people saying your bipartisanship here, this plan makes some sense. [...] there's some things in this plan that make a lot of sense, that corporate tax cut."<ref>http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_012909/content/01125107.guest.html</ref> [[Rush Limbaugh]] commonly refers to Erin Burnett as the "Street Sweetie."<ref>Rush Limbaugh. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_052808/content/01125115.guest.html], RushLimbaugh.com, May 28, 2008.</ref>
== Street Signs ==
Erin Burnett covers the top stories of the day live from CNBC's news headquarters. Burnett offers detailed analysis of everything from mergers and acquisitions to trends in on-line [[advertising]]. ''Street Signs'' is also home to two of CNBC's best-known reporters; [[Jim Cramer|Jim Cramer's]] "Stop Trading" segment airs live during the later half of the show.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838408/ Street Signs], CNBC.com.</ref>
== Squawk on the Street ==
Mark Haines and Erin Burnett anchor the early morning show, "Squawk on the Street." The show gives viewers all the up-to-the minute news from every major market around the [[world]]. The show also reports the headlines of the day, as well interviews [[stock]] market guests on the air to provide the instant analysis of all the market moving [[news]].<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838381/ Squawk on the Street], CNBC.com.</ref>
== Notable interviews ==
* On August 3, 2007, during the ''Street Signs'' segment "Stop Trading!", Erin Burnett interviewed [[Jim Cramer]], where he made a passionate plea to Federal Reserve Chairman [[Ben Bernanke]] to consider cutting interest rates.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232/?video=452808336 Cramer: Bernanke, Wake Up], ''Street Signs'', CNBC.com, August 3, 2007.</ref>
* During an interview with [[Rush Limbaugh]], Erin Burnett said this of his "Bipartisan Stimulus Plan," despite her [[liberal]] views, "A lot of people saying your [[bipartisanship]] here, this plan makes some sense [...] there's some things in this plan that make a lot of sense, that corporate tax cut."<ref>Rush Limbaugh. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_012909/content/01125107.guest.html Rush Discusses His Bipartisan Stimulus Plan on CNBC], RushLimbaugh.com, January 29, 2009.</ref> Rush Limbaugh has commonly referred to Erin Burnett as the "Street Sweetie."<ref>Rush Limbaugh. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_052808/content/01125115.guest.html The Street Sweetie Is Listening], RushLimbaugh.com, May 28, 2008.</ref>
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