Margaret Brennan
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Margaret Brennan is an anchor and reporter for Bloomberg television. ‘InBusiness with Margaret Brennan’ airs from 10 am-noon ET. The daily program focuses on the global markets and the interconnection of geopolitical, economic and consumer trends. It is simulcast on Bloomberg radio.
Since joining BTV in 2009, Brennan's reporting has brought her around the world for interviews with leading CEOs, investors and heads of state. She was the only Western journalist anchoring from Tahrir Square in Cairo as Hosni Mubarak stepped down after 30 years in power.
After anger over the collapse of the Irish economy led to the biggest shift of political power in that country's history, she had an exclusive interview with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny during his first trip to the US. HRH Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum of Dubai and Crown Prince Hamdan al Maktoum granted her their first joint interview and discussed the emirate's sovereign debt crisis. Brennan has broadcast live from Riyadh, Dubai, Cairo, London, Dublin and Davos, Switzerland. Brennan also filed special reports from London and the Gulf Coast of the US during the BP oil spill.
Previously, Brennan was a General Assignment Reporter for CNBC and a contributor to NBC’s Today Show, Nightly News and MSNBC. Brennan began her business news career at CNBC in 2002 as a producer for financial news legend Louis Rukeyser and later for Ron Insana. She then produced high-profile interviews with President George W. Bush, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and others.
Brennan graduated with highest distinction from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Foreign Affairs and Middle East studies and a minor in Arabic language. She was named an Emmerich-Wright scholar for an outstanding thesis. As a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar, Brennan studied Arabic at Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan. Brennan is a Whitehead Fellow with the Foreign Policy Association, serves on the Advisory Board of the Smurfit School of Business at the University College Dublin and the Central Park Conservancy. She is on the junior board of the Waterside School in Stamford, CT.
Irish America magazine named her one of the top Irish Americans and one of the top 100 Irish-Americans in business and in media. In 2003, she was named one of the top journalists under the age of 30 by the NewsBios/TJFR Group.
in 2002. She received a B.A. in Foreign Affairs and was named an Emmerich-Wright scholar for an outstanding thesis. Brennan also received a B.A. in Middle East Studies with a minor in Arabic language. As a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar, Brennan studied Arabic at Yarmouk University
in Irbid
, Jordan
.
as a producer for financial news legend Louis Rukeyser
. She wrote, researched and booked guests for the weekly "Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street" program and primetime specials. Brennan later worked as a producer on "Street Signs with Ron Insana" for which she coordinated guest bookings and produced interviews with President George W. Bush
and former Secretary of State Colin Powell
.
Margaret Brennan was a General Assignment Reporter for CNBC. She has conducted newsmaking interviews with former Wal-Mart's CEO Lee Scott, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen
and others. She broke the story of Circuit City's liquidation in 2009 and regularly covered changing consumer trends for the network.
Irish America Magazine named her as one of the top 100 most influential Irish Americans.
During a tease for her 12/22/09 InBusiness show which featured Jimmy Wales
(founder of Wikipedia) as a guest, Brennan admitted she was an active wikipedian saying, "Betty
, I know you've done it; I've done it; everyone has at one time or the other gone on Wikipedia to see what's on there about themselves."
"I'm going to be anchoring there, and hopefully expanding my reporting as well...It's a tremendous opportunity to join an already great team. My background and my interest is in international news. I'd love to tap into that. I've been covering the consumer and retail for a few good years now at CNBC....I think across the board, you can't separate the business stories from the international political stories any longer. Covering the global consumer, covering the global markets—all that is going to be a part of the canvas here."
--Margaret Brennan,The Observer
Since joining BTV in 2009, Brennan's reporting has brought her around the world for interviews with leading CEOs, investors and heads of state. She was the only Western journalist anchoring from Tahrir Square in Cairo as Hosni Mubarak stepped down after 30 years in power.
After anger over the collapse of the Irish economy led to the biggest shift of political power in that country's history, she had an exclusive interview with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny during his first trip to the US. HRH Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum of Dubai and Crown Prince Hamdan al Maktoum granted her their first joint interview and discussed the emirate's sovereign debt crisis. Brennan has broadcast live from Riyadh, Dubai, Cairo, London, Dublin and Davos, Switzerland. Brennan also filed special reports from London and the Gulf Coast of the US during the BP oil spill.
Previously, Brennan was a General Assignment Reporter for CNBC and a contributor to NBC’s Today Show, Nightly News and MSNBC. Brennan began her business news career at CNBC in 2002 as a producer for financial news legend Louis Rukeyser and later for Ron Insana. She then produced high-profile interviews with President George W. Bush, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and others.
Brennan graduated with highest distinction from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Foreign Affairs and Middle East studies and a minor in Arabic language. She was named an Emmerich-Wright scholar for an outstanding thesis. As a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar, Brennan studied Arabic at Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan. Brennan is a Whitehead Fellow with the Foreign Policy Association, serves on the Advisory Board of the Smurfit School of Business at the University College Dublin and the Central Park Conservancy. She is on the junior board of the Waterside School in Stamford, CT.
Irish America magazine named her one of the top Irish Americans and one of the top 100 Irish-Americans in business and in media. In 2003, she was named one of the top journalists under the age of 30 by the NewsBios/TJFR Group.
Personal life
Brennan was born in Connecticut to parents Ed & Jane Brennan and graduated with highest distinction from the University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
in 2002. She received a B.A. in Foreign Affairs and was named an Emmerich-Wright scholar for an outstanding thesis. Brennan also received a B.A. in Middle East Studies with a minor in Arabic language. As a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar, Brennan studied Arabic at Yarmouk University
Yarmouk University
Yarmouk University is a university in Jordan. It was established in 1976. Located in the northern town of Irbid, it has a student body of roughly 31,000.The university has several international partnerships with overseas universities...
in Irbid
Irbid
Irbid , known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela , is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 660,000, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of...
, Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
.
Career
Brennan began her business news career in 2002 at CNBCCNBC
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...
as a producer for financial news legend Louis Rukeyser
Louis Rukeyser
Louis Richard "Lou" Rukeyser was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television....
. She wrote, researched and booked guests for the weekly "Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street" program and primetime specials. Brennan later worked as a producer on "Street Signs with Ron Insana" for which she coordinated guest bookings and produced interviews with President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
and former Secretary of State Colin Powell
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...
.
Margaret Brennan was a General Assignment Reporter for CNBC. She has conducted newsmaking interviews with former Wal-Mart's CEO Lee Scott, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen
Brian Cowen
Brian Cowen is a former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 7 May 2008 to 9 March 2011. He was head of a coalition government led by Fianna Fáil which until 23 January 2011 had the support of the Green Party and independent TDs.Cowen was also leader of Fianna Fáil from 7 May...
and others. She broke the story of Circuit City's liquidation in 2009 and regularly covered changing consumer trends for the network.
Of Note
She is a Whitehead Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association and on the Junior Committee for the Central Park Conservancy. She is also on the North American Advisory board of the Smurfit Business School at the University College of Dublin. Brennan also serves on the Junior Board of the Waterside School in Stamford, CT.Irish America Magazine named her as one of the top 100 most influential Irish Americans.
During a tease for her 12/22/09 InBusiness show which featured Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is an American Internet entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and promoter of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia and the Wikia company....
(founder of Wikipedia) as a guest, Brennan admitted she was an active wikipedian saying, "Betty
Betty Liu
Betty Liu is a news anchor for Bloomberg Television, a subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P. She counts viewers down to the opening of the market.-Personal life:...
, I know you've done it; I've done it; everyone has at one time or the other gone on Wikipedia to see what's on there about themselves."
Quotations
On June 24, 2009, Margaret Brennan left CNBC to join Bloomberg Television to anchor the 10 a.m. hour:"I'm going to be anchoring there, and hopefully expanding my reporting as well...It's a tremendous opportunity to join an already great team. My background and my interest is in international news. I'd love to tap into that. I've been covering the consumer and retail for a few good years now at CNBC....I think across the board, you can't separate the business stories from the international political stories any longer. Covering the global consumer, covering the global markets—all that is going to be a part of the canvas here."
--Margaret Brennan,The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...