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Erin Burnett
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Burnett in 2012
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| Born |
Erin Isabelle Burnett
July 2, 1976 |
| Alma mater | Williams College (BA) |
| Occupation | News anchor, journalist |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) |
David Rubulotta
(m. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
Erin Isabelle Burnett (born July 2, 1976) is an American news anchor and journalist. She is well-known as the host of Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN. Before joining CNN, she worked at CNBC, where she co-hosted Squawk on the Street and hosted Street Signs.
Erin Burnett has reported live from many places around the world, including the borders of Mali, Afghanistan, Rwanda, and Israel. She has also reported from China, Ukraine, and Pakistan. While at NBC, journalist Joe Scarborough called her "the International Superstar" because of her work on documentaries filmed in countries like Ethiopia, Libya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Russia, and India. She has often focused her reporting on the Middle East, covering countries like Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen.
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Early Life and Education
Erin Burnett grew up in Mardela Springs, Maryland. She is the youngest daughter of Esther Margaret and Kenneth King Burnett, who was a lawyer for companies. She has Irish, Scottish, and English family roots.
Erin went to The Salisbury School for elementary and middle school. Later, she attended St. Andrew's School, a private boarding school in Middletown, Delaware, and graduated in 1994. She even gave the graduation speech there in 2009. After high school, she went to Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. There, she studied political science and economics, earning a degree in political economy. She also played lacrosse and field hockey in college.
Career in Journalism
Erin Burnett started her career in the world of money, not news. She worked as a financial analyst for Goldman Sachs, a big investment company. Her job involved helping companies with mergers and acquisitions, which is when companies combine or buy other companies.
While working there, she was offered a job at CNN as a writer and booker for a show called Moneyline. She then left to work as a vice president for CitiMedia, a part of Citigroup.
After her time at Citigroup, Erin joined Bloomberg Television as an editor and anchor for stock market news. From 2005 to 2011, she hosted Street Signs and co-hosted Squawk on the Street on CNBC.
Reporting on Important Issues
In December 2010, Erin Burnett reported on a company called Transammonia that was doing business with Iran. Her report showed that a part of Transammonia in the United States was buying ammonia from Iran. After her report, Transammonia announced that its Swiss branch would stop making new deals with Iranian companies. This investigative report was even nominated for an Emmy Award, which is a big honor in television.
After more than five years at CNBC, Erin Burnett moved to CNN in October 2011. There, she started her own prime-time news show called Erin Burnett OutFront, which is filmed in CNN's studios in New York City.
Soon after joining CNN, she did a report on the Occupy Wall Street protests. Some groups felt her report didn't fully represent the protesters. CNN supported Erin and her team, stating that different people would have different opinions on news stories.
Erin also once reported on a proposal by President Trump to use military forces. She later corrected her statement, explaining that the act had been used more recently than she first said.
TV Shows She Hosted
- Bloomberg on the Markets (2003–05)
- Street Signs (2006–11)
- Squawk on the Street (2005–11)
- Erin Burnett OutFront (2011–present)
Documentaries She Made
- City of Money & Mystery (2008)
- India Rising: The New Empire (2008)
- The Russian Gamble (2008)
- Dollars & Danger: Africa, The Final Investment Frontier (2009)
- On Assignment: Iraq (2010)
- Big Money in the Middle East (2010)
Acting Role
- Edge of Tomorrow as a CNN news anchor (playing herself)
Personal Life
Erin Burnett met her husband, David Rubulotta, on a blind date in 2003. They got engaged in September 2011 and were married on December 21, 2012.
They have three children. Their first child, a son, was born in November 2013. Their daughter was born in July 2015, and their third child, another son, was born in August 2018.
Erin Burnett is Catholic.
See Also
In Spanish: Erin Burnett para niños
- New Yorkers in journalism
