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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 who hosts the show Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN. A news anchor is a person who presents news stories on television.
Before joining CNN, she worked for the news channel CNBC. There, she co-hosted Squawk on the Street and hosted Street Signs. She has also been a guest on other famous news shows like NBC's Meet the Press and Today.
Burnett is known for reporting from all over the world. She has hosted her show from countries like Afghanistan, Rwanda, Mali, and Israel. She has also reported from China, Ukraine, and Pakistan. Because she traveled so much for her work, a coworker once called her "the International Superstar."
She has focused a lot on news from the Middle East, reporting from countries such as Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.
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Early Life and School
Erin Burnett was born and grew up in Mardela Springs, Maryland. Her father, Kenneth King Burnett, was a corporate attorney (a lawyer who works for companies). Her mother's name was Esther Margaret. She has Irish, Scottish, and English ancestors.
For high school, Burnett went to St. Andrew's School, a private boarding school in Middletown, Delaware. A boarding school is where students live at the school during the school year. She graduated in 1994. In 2009, she was invited back to her old high school to give a special speech to the graduating students.
After high school, she went to Williams College in Massachusetts. She studied political science (the study of government) and economics (the study of how money, goods, and services are made and used). In college, she played on the lacrosse and field hockey teams.
Career Journey
From Finance to Television
After college, Burnett started her career working for Goldman Sachs, a major investment bank. She was a financial analyst, helping companies with things like mergers and acquisitions (when companies join together).
Later, she was offered a job at CNN as a writer for the show Moneyline. After that, she worked for Citigroup, a large bank, in their digital media department.
Following her time at Citigroup, Burnett joined Bloomberg Television, where she was an anchor and an editor for news about the stock market. From 2005 to 2011, she moved to CNBC, another news channel focused on business. She hosted the show Street Signs and was a co-anchor for Squawk on the Street.
Investigative Reporting
In 2010, Burnett did an investigative report about a company called Transammonia. She found that a part of the company was doing business with Iran, which was controversial. Because of her report, the company announced it would stop making new deals with Iranian companies. Her report was nominated for a special award called an Emmy.
Joining CNN
In 2011, Burnett left CNBC and joined CNN. On October 3, 2011, she started hosting her own show called Erin Burnett OutFront. The show is filmed in New York City.
Sometimes, journalists face criticism for their work. In 2011, some people felt a report she did on the Occupy Wall Street protests was unfair. They pointed out that she used to work on Wall Street, which they thought made her biased. CNN supported Burnett, saying that people will always have different opinions on news stories.
In 2020, Burnett made a mistake on her show while talking about a law called the Insurrection Act. She said it had not been used since 1807, but it had been used more recently. She later corrected her mistake on air.
Shows and Movies
Hosted Programs
- Bloomberg on the Markets (2003–2005)
- Street Signs (2006–2011)
- Squawk on the Street (2005–2011)
- Erin Burnett OutFront (2011–present)
Documentaries
Burnett has also created several special reports called documentaries:
- 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)
Film Appearance
Burnett appeared as herself, a CNN news anchor, in the movie Edge of Tomorrow.
Personal Life
In 2003, Burnett met David Rubulotta on a blind date. A blind date is when two people who have never met before go out together. They got engaged in 2011 and were married on December 21, 2012.
The couple has three children. They have a son born in 2013, a daughter born in 2015, and another son born in 2018.
See also
In Spanish: Erin Burnett para niños
- New Yorkers in journalism
