Simon Hobbs Biography
Simon Hobbs is a British-born journalist who gained US citizenship. Hobbs is most recognized for his time at CNBC, where he worked from 1998 until 2016. He spent eight years at LBC news radio in the UK, advancing from reporter to executive producer, before joining CNBC. He has also worked at BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat.
Simon Hobbs Age
Simon is well-known for keeping his personal information private. As a result, his actual birthday remains uncertain. His date and month of birth are not revealed.
Simon Hobbs Family
Attempts to establish the identities of his family, his mother, and his father were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. It’s therefore not known whether he has any siblings.
Simon Hobbs Wife
Hobbs has not gone public with his relationship. However, It is not known whether he is married, engaged, divorced, or single.
Simon Hobbs Career
He was a co-anchor of the 10 am hour of Squawk on the Street for five years before leaving CNBC in July 2016. He worked for the business news channel CNBC for 18 years, first in London and later at the New York Stock Exchange. He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he freelances and hosts conferences. Hobbs is most recognized for his time at CNBC, where he worked from 1998 until 2016. He spent eight years at LBC news radio in the UK, advancing from reporter to executive producer, before joining CNBC. He has also worked at BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat. Hobbs co-anchored Squawk Box Europe for CNBC Europe, as well as Europe Today and its replacement. Today’s Enterprise
Hobbs moved to the afternoons in 2003, hosting European Closing Bell and Europe Tonight. He presented European Closing Bell and Europe Tonight until March 2007, when Guy Johnson took over as host of both shows. Hobbs was named ‘International Presenter of the Year – Television’ by AIB in 2007 for being “polished, passionate, and enthused.”Hobbs created and anchored 66 episodes of the globetrotting interview series The Leaders, which aired as in-flight entertainment on ten airlines and was published by NBC Universal on DVD and digital download. Hobbs was flown around the world to conduct live TV debates in collaboration with CNBC Europe’s two key advertisers, BT Global, and Royal Dutch Shell. He also hosted European Union international activities.
CNBC moved him to their US offices in 2009 to prevent him from relaunching rival Bloomberg TV. “Anyone familiar with Simon Hobbs’ interviewing style will know that he is no corporate lackey,” the Financial Times stated at the time. On the contrary, he’s tough and to the point.” Hobbs initially covered extensively the emerging European debt crisis across the US network, with fill-in anchor slots, until he was assigned co-anchoring duties on Squawk on the Street in 2011, where he co-hosted the program’s second hour.
Hobbs, who anchors the 10 a.m. ET hour for CNBC USA also provides daily coverage of the European Market Close at 11.30 a.m. ET and covers CNBC’s tourism beat, focusing heavily on the lodging industry. On June 27, 2014, during his CNBC show “Squawk on the Street,” Hobbs accidentally “outed” Apple CEO Tim Cook as gay for the second time. Tim Cook was already “out,” according to out.com’s Power List 2013. On August 18, 2014, Hobbs took Carnival CEO Arnold Donald’s ALS ice water bucket challenge and was drenched by co-anchor Sara Eisen outside the NYSE. He then challenged the CEOs of Priceline, Marriott, and GoPro, all of whom agreed. His final day on CNBC United States was July 29, 2016.
Simon Hobbs’s Net Worth
Hobbs has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.