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Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
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| Born | February 9, 1967 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
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| Education | Wellesley College (BA) |
| Political party | Republican (before 2015) Democratic (2016–present) |
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Paulo Lima
(divorced)Stephen Dizard
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| Awards | National Association of Hispanic Journalists Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2004) |
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera (born February 9, 1967) is an American journalist and a member of several company boards. She used to be a politician. She was the first Latina anchor at CNBC, a business news channel. She was also their first Chief International Correspondent. She has worked at CNBC for over twenty years and is now a contributor there.
Caruso-Cabrera ran for a political office in 2020. She challenged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary election for a spot in the U.S. House of Representatives. This district covers parts of the Bronx and Queens in New York. She also ran for the Democratic nomination to be the New York City Comptroller in 2021, but she did not win.
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Early Life and Education
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera was born in Dayton, Ohio. She grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire. Her mother came from Cuba. Her grandparents were immigrants from Italy and Cuba. She finished high school in Nashua in 1987.
She then went to Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She earned a bachelor's degree in Economics in 1991. She helped pay for college with a special scholarship and money she earned working at Pizza Hut. Before she graduated, she became the editor of her college newspaper. In 1991, she also started reporting for The New York Times in their education section.
Career
Journalism
Early Reporting
From 1991 to 1994, Caruso-Cabrera worked for Univision. She started as a researcher and later produced special projects. After that, she was a reporter for WTSP in St. Petersburg, Florida, from 1994 to 1998.
Working at CNBC
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She joined CNBC in August 1998. She worked there until January 2019. In 2001, she became the network's first Hispanic anchor. She reported from many places around the world. These places included Iran, Ukraine, Cuba, Russia, and Israel. She also interviewed important people like the rapper Pitbull and former leaders.
Caruso-Cabrera co-anchored Power Lunch with Bill Griffeth from 2002 to 2003. She also co-hosted Worldwide Exchange from 2005 to 2007. She returned to Power Lunch as a co-presenter from 2009 to 2013, and again in 2016.
She left CNBC in September 2018. She joined the board of directors for a financial company in Dallas, Texas. She held this position until February 2020. Today, Caruso-Cabrera is still a contributor for CNBC.
Writing a Book
In 2010, Caruso-Cabrera wrote a book. It was called You Know I'm Right: More Prosperity, Less Government. In her book, she shared her ideas about how the government should work. She talked about programs like Social Security and Medicare. She suggested ways to change these programs. She also proposed creating personal savings accounts. The book included an introduction written by her CNBC colleague Larry Kudlow.
In 2020, Caruso-Cabrera stated that she supports Medicare and Social Security. She said it is important to help those who are most in need.
Political Journey
Caruso-Cabrera was a member of the Republican Party until 2015. In 2016, she changed and became a registered Democrat.
Running for Congress in 2020
On February 10, 2020, Caruso-Cabrera officially announced she would run for office. She challenged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary election. This election was for New York's 14th congressional district. This district covers parts of the Bronx and Queens.
A business group called the United States Chamber of Commerce supported her campaign. Her team reported that she had raised $1 million for her campaign. Many people from the finance industry gave money to her. In the primary election, she received 11,337 votes. This was 18.2% of the total votes, and she finished in second place.
Caruso-Cabrera also ran in the main election. She ran with a small party called the Serve America Movement. She received 2,000 votes, which was 0.9% of the total. She finished in third place in that election.
Running for NYC Comptroller in 2021
Caruso-Cabrera ran for the New York City Comptroller in 2021. She ran in the Democratic primary against several other candidates. These included NYS Senator Brian Benjamin and NYC Councilmember Brad Lander.
She finished 3rd in the race, which had 10 candidates. She made it to the second-to-last round of voting.
Personal Life
In 2007, Michelle Caruso-Cabrera was married to Paulo Lima. They lived in Northern New Jersey. She is now married to her second husband, Stephen Dizard. They got married in 2014. After living in Manhattan for several years, she and her husband moved to Sunnyside, Queens, in 2019.
Awards and Recognition
Caruso-Cabrera won an Emmy Award for a five-part TV series. This series was about children living with AIDS. In 2004, she received the Broadcast Journalist of the Year award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Hispanic magazine also named her one of the "100 most influential Hispanics."
Board Roles
She is part of the International Advisory Board of the Instituto Empressa. She also serves as the President of the Board of Directors for Ballet Hispánico in New York City. She is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of NY, and the Latino Corporate Directors Association. In 2023, she joined the board of directors for Wendy’s and Del Real Foods.
See also
- 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
- New Yorkers in journalism
