Steve Liesman
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Steve Liesman is the senior economics
reporter for the cable
financial
television channel
CNBC
. He is known for appearing on the CNBC programs Squawk Box
and other business related topics on CNBC and NBC and using a paper "easel
" while explaining the state of the United States economy.
Liesman is an award winning journalist, honored with an Emmy Award for his reporting on the U.S. financial crisis and a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the Russian financial crisis.
in English
from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a master's degree
from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
From August 1987 to June 1992, Liesman was a business reporter first at the Sarasota, Florida
Herald-Tribune and later at the St. Petersburg Times
. He moved to Moscow, Russia in August 1992 as founding business editor of the Moscow Times, the first English-language daily newspaper in Russia. He created the Moscow Times Index, the first stock index in Russia.
Before beginning his current position at CNBC in April 2002, Liesman was a senior economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal
, covering the domestic and global economies as well as corporate earnings and the Enron accounting scandal
.
Liesman joined The Wall Street Journal as a reporter in the Moscow bureau in 1994 and was named Moscow bureau chief in August 1996. He transferred to the New York bureau in May 1998 when he began covering the international oil and gas industry. He was named senior economics reporter at the paper in June 2000 during which he has focused, among other things, on the productivity revolution, macroeconomics
and the myriad problems of corporate earnings reporting.
Liesman was a leader of the team of The Wall Street Journal reporters awarded the 1999 Pulitzer Prize
in the international reporting category for in-depth analytical coverage of the Russian financial crisis
. He received the first runner-up award in the 1998 SAIA - Novartis Prize for International Reporting for the four part series, "Markets Under Siege." The prize recognizes outstanding achievement in the coverage of international affairs.
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
reporter for the cable
Cable television
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financial
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
television channel
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
. He is known for appearing on the CNBC programs Squawk Box
Squawk Box
Squawk Box is a business news television program which airs at breakfast time on the CNBC network. The program is currently co-hosted by Joe Kernen, Rebecca Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Since debuting in 1995, the show has spawned a number of versions across CNBC's international channels, many of...
and other business related topics on CNBC and NBC and using a paper "easel
Easel
An easel is an upright support used for displaying and/or fixing something resting upon it.-Etymology:The word is an old Germanic synonym for donkey...
" while explaining the state of the United States economy.
Liesman is an award winning journalist, honored with an Emmy Award for his reporting on the U.S. financial crisis and a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the Russian financial crisis.
Biography
Liesman was born in Bronxville, NY. Liesman received a bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
From August 1987 to June 1992, Liesman was a business reporter first at the Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
Herald-Tribune and later at the St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg Times
The St. Petersburg Times is a United States newspaper. It is one of two major publications serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St...
. He moved to Moscow, Russia in August 1992 as founding business editor of the Moscow Times, the first English-language daily newspaper in Russia. He created the Moscow Times Index, the first stock index in Russia.
Before beginning his current position at CNBC in April 2002, Liesman was a senior economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, covering the domestic and global economies as well as corporate earnings and the Enron accounting scandal
Enron scandal
The Enron scandal, revealed in October 2001, eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, Texas, and the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world...
.
Liesman joined The Wall Street Journal as a reporter in the Moscow bureau in 1994 and was named Moscow bureau chief in August 1996. He transferred to the New York bureau in May 1998 when he began covering the international oil and gas industry. He was named senior economics reporter at the paper in June 2000 during which he has focused, among other things, on the productivity revolution, macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of the whole economy. This includes a national, regional, or global economy...
and the myriad problems of corporate earnings reporting.
Liesman was a leader of the team of The Wall Street Journal reporters awarded the 1999 Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
in the international reporting category for in-depth analytical coverage of the Russian financial crisis
Russian financial crisis
The Russian financial crisis hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It resulted in the Russian government devaluing the ruble and defaulting on its debt.-Background and course of events:...
. He received the first runner-up award in the 1998 SAIA - Novartis Prize for International Reporting for the four part series, "Markets Under Siege." The prize recognizes outstanding achievement in the coverage of international affairs.