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Title: CNBC Anchor Mark Haines Dies Unexpectedly at Age 65
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CNBC
URL Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/43167028
Published: May 25, 2011
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2011-05-25 10:13:56 by war
Keywords: Articulate Anchorman, Routinely Bitch Slapped, Rick Santelli
Views: 2445
Comments: 4
Veteran journalist Mark Haines, a fixture on CNBC for 22 years, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening. He was 65 years old. Mark Haines Haines, founding anchor of CNBC's morning show "Squawk Box," was co-anchor of the network's "Squawk on the Street" program, providing insight and commentary sometimes humorous and occasionally acerbic. CNBC President Mark Hoffman called Haines a "building block" of the financial networks' programming. Hoffman said Haines died at his home. "With his searing wit, profound insight and piercing interview style, he was a constant and trusted presence in business news for more than 20 years," Hoffman said in a statement to CNBC employees. "From the dotcom bubble to the tragic events of 9/11 to the depths of the financial crisis, Mark was always the unflappable pro. "Mark loved CNBC and we loved him back. He will be deeply missed." Haines may be best remembered for his calming and commanding presence during the 9/11 tragedy when he reacted unflapplably to the furious stream of incoming rumor and even more astonishing truth with a professionalism that rivaled any television anchor, said CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman. Haines was well-known around the newsroom for giving his colleagues on-air nicknames. He was responsible for calling David Faber "The Brain," Joe Kernen "The Kahuna" and Steve Liesman "The Professor." If a colleague every complained about it, he would respond, "What's worth more, your name or the nickname?" He also often helped make his colleagues look good on air, saying, "Hey, when they look good, I look good, too." Haines served as a news anchor for KYW-TV in Philadelphia, WABC-TV in New York, and WPRI-TV in Providence, before joining CNBC. Haines held a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was a member of the New Jersey State Bar. In 2000, he was named to Brill’s Content’s "Influence List." His death quickly reverberated through the financial committee. Traders at the normally bustling New York Stock Exchange paused for a moment of silence. On social networking site Twitter, world spread and condolences poured in. "If Mark Haines is interviewing God this morning, he's giving him the Devil," tweeted Dan Davison. "i will really miss mark haines....so sad...i didn't know him, but i feel like he was an old friend," wrote jeanienyc. "Someone asked what it was like working with Mark Haines. Truth? He did his thing. The best anyone at CNBC could do was let Mark be Mark," wrote Jonathan Wald, former senior vice president at CNBC and now at CNN.
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#1. To: war (#0)
He was good.
I'll be damned. I liked Haines and 65 is way to young to die. RIP Mark.
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
I liked him too. As I said, he usually treated Santelli for the idiot that he is.
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." Haines and his female sidekick had great chemistry.
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--GW Bush
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