Money for Breakfast
Encyclopedia
Money for Breakfast was a morning business
program which aired on the Fox Business Network
weekdays from 7-9am Eastern Time. Its main competitor was CNBC
's Squawk Box
.
. Contributors and reporters included Jenna Lee
(who reported the latest business headlines), Fox Business stocks editor Liz MacDonald
, and Fox Business contributor Charles Payne
.
Money for Breakfast was reduced from four hours to three on 2007-12-17 as The Opening Bell on Fox Business
, also hosted by Glick, replaced the fourth hour of this program. On 2008-05-12, it was contracted to two hours as Fox Business Network replaced the first hour of this show (6-7am ET) with the second hour of the expanded Fox Business Morning
.
Peter Barnes
, who was Glick's co-anchor since the show's debut, left the show on 2008-05-09 as he became the network's senior Washington
correspondent. Glick became the sole anchor of the show from May 12, 2008 through its final show on September 25, 2009.
Money for Breakfast debuted a new show logo (which now has the word "FOR" inside the letter "O") and moved to a new set in Studio G on 2009-04-20. This program, along with The Opening Bell on Fox Business (also with Alexis Glick),Countdown to the Closing Bell, Fox Business Bulls & Bears and Cavuto all shared that same set in the new Studio G.
; Glick will become a contributor to the Imus program. The last episode of Money for Breakfast aired September 25, 2009, at which point FBN debuted a new online-only program with the cast of Fox Business Morning and Money for Breakfast.
The program, at the time of its cancellation, averaged less than 17,700 viewers according to unofficial estimates.
(NOTE: These two segments moved to the second hour of Fox Business Morning on 2008-05-12.)
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
program which aired on the Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network is an American cable news and satellite news television channel that began broadcasting on October 15, 2007. It is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation...
weekdays from 7-9am Eastern Time. Its main competitor was 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...
's 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...
.
About the program
Money for Breakfast, which debuted on October 15, 2007—the same day the network was launched—followed pre-market business headlines. This program was anchored by Alexis GlickAlexis Glick
Alexis Glick is an American television personality who was an anchor of Money for Breakfast and The Opening Bell on Fox Business Network , as well as the channel's Vice President of Business News...
. Contributors and reporters included Jenna Lee
Jenna Lee
Jennifer Anne "Jenna" Lee is an American journalist and anchor on the Fox News Channel, where she co-hosts Happening Now with Jon Scott...
(who reported the latest business headlines), Fox Business stocks editor Liz MacDonald
Liz MacDonald
Elizabeth MacDonald is a business journalist who appears on Fox Business and Fox News, and has been a guest commentator on other t.v. shows...
, and Fox Business contributor Charles Payne
Charles Payne
Charles Payne, a clergyman, revised the hymn-book of the Methodist denomination in the late 19th century. He was president of Ohio Wesleyan University and an author....
.
Money for Breakfast was reduced from four hours to three on 2007-12-17 as The Opening Bell on Fox Business
The Opening Bell on Fox Business
The Opening Bell on Fox Business is an American business news program airing on the Fox Business Network at 9:00am Eastern Time and was hosted by Alexis Glick until December 23, 2009...
, also hosted by Glick, replaced the fourth hour of this program. On 2008-05-12, it was contracted to two hours as Fox Business Network replaced the first hour of this show (6-7am ET) with the second hour of the expanded Fox Business Morning
Fox Business Morning
Fox Business Morning was an early morning business newscast that aired on the Fox Business Network from 5-7am Eastern Time. Anchored by Jenna Lee and Connell McShane, it was the first show to be aired on the network when it launched October 15, 2007...
.
Peter Barnes
Peter Barnes (journalist)
Peter Barnes is a senior Washington correspondent for the Fox Business Network. He joined the network in October 2007. Barnes was previously a co-anchor for FBN's morning program, Money for Breakfast, from its debut on October 15, 2007 to May 9, 2008....
, who was Glick's co-anchor since the show's debut, left the show on 2008-05-09 as he became the network's senior Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
correspondent. Glick became the sole anchor of the show from May 12, 2008 through its final show on September 25, 2009.
Money for Breakfast debuted a new show logo (which now has the word "FOR" inside the letter "O") and moved to a new set in Studio G on 2009-04-20. This program, along with The Opening Bell on Fox Business (also with Alexis Glick),Countdown to the Closing Bell, Fox Business Bulls & Bears and Cavuto all shared that same set in the new Studio G.
Cancellation
On 2009-09-03, the program was canceled to make way for Imus in the MorningImus in the Morning
Imus in the Morning is an American radio show hosted by Don Imus on Cumulus Media Networks , and simulcast for television on Fox Business Network....
; Glick will become a contributor to the Imus program. The last episode of Money for Breakfast aired September 25, 2009, at which point FBN debuted a new online-only program with the cast of Fox Business Morning and Money for Breakfast.
The program, at the time of its cancellation, averaged less than 17,700 viewers according to unofficial estimates.
Segments
Some of the segments of this show included the following:- America's Greatest Business Rivals (seen on Mondays)
- Brand X
- Business Travelers' Forecast
- Charles' Choice
- Media Land
- The Glick Report
- The One Thing You Should Know
- Three Things You Should Know
- Bolling for Dollars
- Flip of the Coin
- Winners and Sinners
(NOTE: These two segments moved to the second hour of Fox Business Morning on 2008-05-12.)
- C-Suite Sit-Down
- Fox Business Squawk Box
See also
- Squawk BoxSquawk BoxSquawk 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...
(a CNBCCNBCCNBC 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...
US morning program anchored by Carl QuintanillaCarl QuintanillaCarl Quintanilla is an anchor of the CNBC network's "Squawk Box," morning program. Previously, Quintanilla was an NBC News correspondent based in New York and Chicago, and is a substitute on both NBC Nightly News and Today Show.-Reporting career:...
, Becky Quick, and Joe KernenJoe KernenJoe Kernen is a CNBC news anchor. He is currently co-host of CNBC’s "Squawk Box". His nickname is "The Kahuna".Kernen came to CNBC in the 1991 merger with Financial News Network, having joined FNN after a 10-year career as a stockbroker.Kernen grew up in the Western Hills section of Cincinnati,...
) - The Opening Bell on Fox BusinessThe Opening Bell on Fox BusinessThe Opening Bell on Fox Business is an American business news program airing on the Fox Business Network at 9:00am Eastern Time and was hosted by Alexis Glick until December 23, 2009...
(a Fox Business Network program that follows this one)