Bill Griffeth Biography
Bill Griffeth is a retired TV news anchor and novelist. He fills in as an anchor, produces special stories, and contributes to CNBC’s breaking news coverage. Griffeth announced his retirement from day-to-day anchoring duties at CNBC on December 31, 2019. On January 1, 2020, he was named Anchor at Large and began contributing to the network.
Bill Griffeth Age
He was born William Curtis Griffeth on August 7, 1956, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Bill is 67 years old as of August 2023.
Bill Griffeth Education
Griffeth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from California State University, Northridge in 1980. CSUN bestowed the Distinguished Alumnus Award on him in 2000. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2017.
Bill Griffeth’s Wife- Married
He is married to his wife, Cindy since 1982. They have two children a son, Chad, and a daughter, Carlee. The family resides in Park Ridge, New Jersey since 1992.
Bill Griffeth Career
Griffeth announced his retirement from day-to-day anchoring duties at CNBC on December 31, 2019. On January 1, 2020, he was named Anchor at Large, and he began contributing to the network from Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. He fills in as an anchor, produces special stories, and contributes to CNBC’s breaking news coverage. During his 38 years on business television, he rose to become one of the country’s most regarded financial journalists. He is best recognized for his quick wit and ability to think on his feet, but he also offers vast business expertise and market history to CNBC’s programming. Griffeth was a member of the production team that launched Financial News Network (FNN), the first cable channel specialized in financial news, in 1981.
Griffeth was a member of the production team that launched Financial News Network (FNN), the first cable channel specialised to financial news, in 1981. During his ten years with FNN, he was nominated for a CableACE award for best news anchor for his coverage of the 1987 stock market meltdown. Griffeth joined the CNBC team after NBC purchased FNN in 1991. Throughout the years, he hosted a number of programmes for the network, including “Market Wrap,” “Mutual Fund Investor,” “The Money Club,” “Power Lunch,” “Closing Bell,” and “Nightly Business Report,” an award-winning nighttime business news programme produced by CNBC for Public Television. He received six more CableACE nominations along the way.
Bill Griffeth Books – Author
Griffeth has four books to his credit: “The Stranger in My Genes,” published in 2016; “By Faith Alone: One Family’s Epic Journey Through 400 Years of American Protestantism,” published in 2007; “Bill Griffeth’s Ten Steps to Financial Prosperity,” published in 1994; and “The Mutual Fund Masters,” published in 1995.
Bill Griffeth’s Net Worth
Bill has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars.