More FBN hires…
ICN has learned that FOX Business Network is expected to announce this afternoon that they have named Peter Barnes, Jenna Lee, Nicole Petallides and Cody Willard as Anchors.
Update: Official release…
FOX Business Network (FBN) has named Peter Barnes, Jenna Lee, Nicole Petallides and Cody Willard as anchors, announced Kevin Magee, Executive Vice President, FOX News.
In making the announcement, Magee said, “We are pleased to welcome a line-up of new dynamic business anchors to FBN.” Barnes, Lee, Petallides and Willard will serve alongside David Asman, Dagen McDowell, Cheryl Casone, Stuart Varney and Rebecca Gomez, who were named as anchors last week.
Peter Barnes joins from his position as Washington bureau chief for Hearst-Argyle. He previously served as Washington bureau chief for TechTV and before that, as Vice President and anchor for JAGfn.com. From 1993 to 1998, Barnes was a Washington correspondent for CNBC, where he anchored Capital Gains and received a Cable ACE Award. Barnes also held various reporting roles including substitute anchor for ABC News’s World News Now. He began his career covering business news for newspapers including The Wall Street Journal.Jenna Lee was formerly a news anchor and reporter for Forbes.com, where she provided daily market updates and covered economic data and breaking news from Wall Street. Prior to this, Lee served as a writer and segment producer for NY1’s Fortune Business Report where she covered the markets, real estate and personal finance.
Nicole Petallides joins from Bloomberg Television where she was an anchor for Bloomberg Business Report and Bloomberg Market Update, based at the New York Stock Exchange. Before this, Petallides was an assistant producer for CNBC’s live daily reports from the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to CNBC, Petallides was a producer with Dow Jones Television’s The Wall Street Journal Report with Consuelo Mack, Asian Business News and European Business News.
Cody Willard writes a monthly investment column for The Financial Times and appeared regularly on CNBC’s Kudlow & Company from 2004 to 2006. He founded the investment management company CL Willard Capital in 2002. Willard is the author of the monthly investment newsletter TheCodyReport.net and an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University.
Peter Barnes, eh? Haven’t heard that name for a while.
Comment by Anonymous — September 18, 2007 @ 1:55 pm
So they can’t announce Liz Claman till her non compete is up? That’s the big get I’m waiting to hear.
Comment by Lurker — September 18, 2007 @ 2:26 pm
I’ve never heard of these people. But, from my preliminary research Nicole Petallides seems to be about 35 and married to a dentist.
Comment by Terance — September 18, 2007 @ 2:35 pm
It’ll be a crying shame if Brenda Buttner isn’t given an anchor position.
Comment by A.M. — September 18, 2007 @ 2:43 pm
They should get Martha back into business and give her 1pm slot back to the rightful owner, Linda Vester. Damn I miss her.
Comment by Lurker — September 18, 2007 @ 2:44 pm
Linda Vester please return to my tv at once!
Comment by Terance — September 18, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
I’m apparently really out of it. I’ve never heard of any of them!
And yes, A.M., Brenda certainly deserves to anchor a program.
Comment by Missy — September 18, 2007 @ 3:42 pm
Who?
Comment by Sarah — September 18, 2007 @ 4:40 pm
Missy and A.M.,
Tne sad thing about Brenda not getting her own anchor chair is that it tells her where her career is headed. She is now aware that she is not on the fast track and will never be an anchor. That realization comes to many who watch their co-workers sail ahead of them.
I am sorry about it, too.
And I don’t “get” Rebecca Gomez!! It begs the obvious question!
Comment by Cella — September 18, 2007 @ 4:48 pm
Cella, there isn’t room for two red heads on FBN. Seriously though, I predict Ms. Buttner will be doing FBN’s news breaks until she gets fed up and leaves! And that Rebecca Gomez needs to find a voice coach fast.. or Rita Cosby’s surgeon for a voice box tune up.
Comment by Terance — September 18, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
“Bulls and Bears” is by far the best of the Sat. business block..Brenda was on Cavuto earlier today and I swear her eyes looked puffy like she was just crying or something. She even picked a fight with one of the other guests..
I’ll have to write Ailes and demand they give Brenda a spot! Hey, it can’t hurt, right?
Comment by A.M. — September 18, 2007 @ 5:24 pm
Why would they not give her an anchor chair? Maybe they will still, who knows? She should get a show in primetime if you ask me.
Comment by jmkaib — September 18, 2007 @ 5:57 pm
Jenna is really great! I have seen tons of her previous work and is not only beautiful, but professional.
Comment by Nicole — September 18, 2007 @ 6:00 pm
Maybe she doesn’t want to be an anchor. Lots of work and preparation to do it day in day out. Being senior business correspondent and anchoring Bulls & Bears is enough for her?
Comment by Lurker — September 18, 2007 @ 6:19 pm
it might be that brenda is simply very happy where she is.
plus once the fbc starts brenda and terry should be on fox news more.
Comment by georg — September 18, 2007 @ 6:28 pm
Nice to see ex-TechTVer Peter Barnes back on air. Nicole Petallides is a solid anchor from the 2 minutes I get to see her on WTAE Morning News.
Comment by watcher — September 18, 2007 @ 6:41 pm
But Cody Willard? I’ve seen him on the weekend shows and I don’t get it.
Comment by biggy smalls — September 18, 2007 @ 6:54 pm
We’ll have to see how much “business” remains on FNC after FBN launches. As you point out, she does have Bulls and Bears, and Terry K. has her program, so maybe they will each keep their programs and take on additional anchor duties with FNC. They’d probably have more visibility that way than if they were on FBN.
But Terry and Brenda are both very knowledgable and capable, and hopefully will have high profiles whether at FBN or FNC.
Comment by Missy — September 18, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
Terance: As Biggy said, Cody Willard has occasionally appeared on the Saturday morning business shows. I also nothing about the others.
I’m still waiting for their specific timeslots and especially interested in that 6-9am shift. Isn’t Don Imus still unemployed? :)
Comment by Ira — September 18, 2007 @ 7:54 pm
Ira, I’d be rather disappointed if FBN put on a retread like Imus. What does he have to offer the biz community? Has he been taking a crash course while in exile?
Comment by Terance — September 19, 2007 @ 7:45 am