Pam Krueger
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Pam Krueger is creator, co-host and executive producer of MoneyTrack
, a half-hour show about personal finance and investing that airs on Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) Public television stations nationwide.
Krueger worked for 10 years as a stock broker before making her move to broadcast television producing and anchoring segments on Bay Area television networks, including ABC-TV
's Marketplace, TechTV
’s The Money Machine, and the PBS series Money Moves. Her next move was to conceptualize and produce a one-hour show for NETworth: Use The Net, Increase Your Worth that aired on PBS stations nationwide. To address financial literacy
for youth, Krueger produced IPO: Investing Pays Off, a children's financial series that earned a CINE
award and an Emmy nomination in 2004.
In addition to MoneyTrack, Krueger can be seen online at MSN Money
, as well as on various national broadcast outlets, including CBS
, Fox
, ABC, and The CW. Her first book, The MoneyTrack Method: The Real Person's Guide to Successful Investing, was released in October 2008 with annual editions slated to complement each season.
Krueger is the official spokesperson for the California Jump$tart Coalition, an organization dedicated to increasing financial literacy among children and teens.
Krueger grew up in Cape Cod
, and currently lives in Tiburon, California
.
The MoneyTrack series also picked up two Telly Awards
, a Clarion Award, and two Communicator Awards for Season Two.
MoneyTrack
MoneyTrack is a weekly half-hour public television series about personal finance and investing airing on PBS stations. It was created, produced and co-hosted by investment expert Pam Krueger and launched in 2005 with 13 episodes...
, a half-hour show about personal finance and investing that airs on Public Broadcasting Service
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(PBS) Public television stations nationwide.
Krueger worked for 10 years as a stock broker before making her move to broadcast television producing and anchoring segments on Bay Area television networks, including ABC-TV
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Marketplace, TechTV
TechTV
TechTV was a 24-hour cable and satellite channel based in San Francisco featuring news and shows about computers, technology, and the Internet. In 2004, it merged with the G4 gaming channel which ultimately dissolved TechTV programming...
’s The Money Machine, and the PBS series Money Moves. Her next move was to conceptualize and produce a one-hour show for NETworth: Use The Net, Increase Your Worth that aired on PBS stations nationwide. To address financial literacy
Financial literacy
Financial literacy is the ability to understand finance. More specifically, it refers to the set of skills and knowledge that allows an individual to make informed and effective decisions through their understanding of finances...
for youth, Krueger produced IPO: Investing Pays Off, a children's financial series that earned a CINE
CINE
CINE is a consortium formulated to depict American life and thought realistically for a global audience. CINE recognizes and fosters the highest quality of non-theatrical film and video production through its semi-annual film competitions....
award and an Emmy nomination in 2004.
In addition to MoneyTrack, Krueger can be seen online at MSN Money
MSN Money
MSN Money, a service of MSN, is a website about business news, that is edited in association with CNBC. It provides stock exchange prices and financial information on companies. Information on stock and share options is also provided. Stock prices are also supplied through msnbc.com.The site also...
, as well as on various national broadcast outlets, including CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, ABC, and The CW. Her first book, The MoneyTrack Method: The Real Person's Guide to Successful Investing, was released in October 2008 with annual editions slated to complement each season.
Krueger is the official spokesperson for the California Jump$tart Coalition, an organization dedicated to increasing financial literacy among children and teens.
Krueger grew up in Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
, and currently lives in Tiburon, California
Tiburon, California
Tiburon is an incorporated town in Marin County, California. It occupies most of the Tiburon Peninsula, which reaches south into the San Francisco Bay. The smaller city of Belvedere occupies the south-east part of the peninsula and is contiguous with Tiburon...
.
Awards
Pam won a 2009 and a 2010 Gracie Award for Individual Achievement for Outstanding Producer of an Entertainment Series on Public Television.The MoneyTrack series also picked up two Telly Awards
Telly Awards
The Telly Award is an award presented by the namesake, New York City-based organization. The stated purpose of the award is to "honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web." The...
, a Clarion Award, and two Communicator Awards for Season Two.