FOX NEWS CHANNEL TO DEBUT SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES WITH MARIA BARTIROMO ON SUNDAY, MARCH 30TH

FOX News Channel (FNC) will launch a new one-hour program entitled Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on March 30th at 10AM/ET, announced Michael Clemente, Executive Vice President of News for the network. Anchored by leading business journalist Maria Bartiromo, the show will focus on the intersection of commerce and news events, offering viewers in-depth analysis on recent developments in the economy.

Joining the FNC weekend lineup, Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo will deliver an added perspective to the traditional Sunday morning political conversations. Each week, Bartiromo will interview business leaders and industry newsmakers on topics such as job creation and investment opportunities, providing viewers with an inside look at how to prepare financially for the future.

In commenting on the announcement, Clemente said, “Maria’s renowned expertise covering financial markets, job forecasts and the economy has helped define her as one of the finest business journalists in the industry and I am confident she will bring even greater value to FOX News Channel’s weekend programming.”

Bartiromo serves as FOX Business Network’s (FBN) global markets editor and anchor of Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo (weekdays, 9-11AM/ET).  She was previously at CNBC from 1993 until 2013, where she anchored Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo and The Wall Street Journal Report, which was later renamed On the Money with Maria Bartiromo.She made history in 1995 as the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on a daily basis.  Prior to her tenure there, Bartiromo served as a producer, writer and assignment editor for CNN Business News.

A recipient of numerous prestigious awards, Bartiromo was the first female journalist to be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame in 2011. She is also the author of several books, including The Weekend That Changed Wall Street and The 10 Laws of Enduring Success. Bartiromo writes a monthly column for USA Today and has written columns for Businessweek, Milano Finanza, Individual Investor, Ticker and Reader’s Digest magazines. She has been published in the Financial Times, Newsweek, Town & Country, Registered Rep and the New York Post.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news.  A top five cable network, FNC has been the most watched news channel in the country for more than 12 years and according to Public Policy Polling, is the most trusted television news source in the country. Owned by 21st Century Fox, FNC is available in more than 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.

 

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