Brian Sullivan (news anchor)

Brian Sullivan (born July 19, 1971, Los Angeles, California) is a television news anchor and business journalist. He is currently the anchor of CNBC’s “Last Call” (running Monday through Friday, 7PM-8PM ET), which broadcasts from the CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. In addition, he is also Senior National Correspondent for the network, covering some of the nation’s biggest stories. 

Brian Sullivan
Sullivan in 2009
Born (1971-07-19) July 19, 1971
Los Angeles, California, US
Alma materVirginia Tech (BA)
Brooklyn Law School (JD)
Career
ShowLast Call
NetworkCNBC
Previous show(s)Fox Business
Bloomberg Television

Biography

Brian Sullivan is an anchor and correspondent for CNBC. He is the network's Senior National Correspondent and presents the station's evening programme Last Call, having previously hosted Worldwide Exchange. Before this Brian co-hosted Power Lunch and Street Signs.

Prior to joining CNBC in 2011, Sullivan produced, reported, and anchored at Bloomberg Television (12 years) and Fox Business (3 years). [1][2]

Sullivan is recognized as one of the first financial journalists to highlight the risks of the housing bubble.[3] He has been nominated for two prestigious Loeb Awards, one for his 2013 documentary America's Gun: Rise of the AR-15 and the other for the 2007 special "Subprime Shockwaves," which also won the NY CPA Society Excellence in Financial Journalism award.

He is a frequent guest on the MSNBC program Morning Joe and has also appeared on NBC Sports. In 2014 he reported from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Prior to joining Bloomberg in 1997, Sullivan traded chemical commodities for Mitsubishi International. He is a 1993 graduate of Virginia Tech double majoring in Political Science and history,[4] where he played on the rugby team and is a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. He has received a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School[5] as well as a Certificate in Journalism from the New York University School of Continuing Education.[6]

Sullivan also races cars competing in the SCCA class Spec Racer Ford. He previously raced in the class Formula Mazda. He won both the 2003 NESCCA Formula Mazda and 2008 NESCCA Spec Racer Ford championships.[3]

Sullivan is a graduate of James Wood High School in Winchester, Virginia.[3]

References
  1. "Brian Sullivan Profile, Biography, About - CNBC". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  2. "Opportunist Magazine - Talking Shop with Brian Sullivan". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  3. "Brian Sullivan and Wife Julie Sullivan Amaze Us With Their Splendid Salary and Net Worth!". Liverampup. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. "CNBC hires Sullivan from Fox Business". 15 April 2011.
  5. Seal, Dean (22 October 2013). "A conversation with notable alum Brian Sullivan". Collegiate Times.
  6. "CNBC hires Sullivan from Fox Business". Talking Biz News. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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