Brian Shactman Biography
Brian Shactman is an American journalist who works for both CNBC and MSNBC. He was a faculty member at Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut before joining ESPN as a journalist for ESPNEWS, SportsCenter, and ESPN Radio.
Brian Shactman Age
Brian was born and raised in the United States of America.
Brian Shactman Education
He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and received his B.A. in English and History from Amherst College in 1994. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in English from Clark University in Worcester.
Brian Shactman Parents
Shactman grew up in Swampscott, Massachusetts, the son of Nancy and David Shactman.
Brian Shactman Wife
He is happily married to her wife Jessica Matzkin Shactman.
Brian Shactman CNBC News
After graduation, he served as a faculty member at Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut before joining ESPN as a journalist for ESPNEWS, SportsCenter, and ESPN Radio. In 2002, he joined Hartford NBC station WVIT (owned and run by General Electric, CNBC’s parent company). In June 2007, he joined CNBC as a general assignment reporter and replacement anchor for the network’s Business Day programs. In October 2007, he co-anchored Worldwide Exchange alongside CNBC Europe’s Ross Westgate in London and CNBC Asia’s Christine Tan in Singapore. In May 2013, he resumed anchoring Way Too Early on MSNBC and later moved to New England to work for NECN and NBC Boston.
Shactman received three regional Emmy Award nominations in 2002 for sports anchoring and reporting. A year later (2003), he won The Associated Press Award for a documentary about Geno Auriemma, the head basketball coach of the University of Connecticut. Shactman is also interested in community service, having volunteered for Junior Achievement, ALS, and the Connecticut Mentoring Program. He has also served on the Special Olympics’ Board of Directors.
Brian Shactman Net Worth
Brian has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
