CNBC Shakes Up Anchors Amid 'Moneyline' Turmoil.

Multichannel News, June, 1999 by KIM, HANK

The stunning departure of Moneyline News Hour anchor Lou Dobbs from Cable News Network has sparked a major counterattack by its competitor, CNBC. Bruno Cohen, senior vice president of CNBC Business News, said last week that Business Center, which had aired from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., would expand to a full hour -- starting a half-hour earlier, at 6:30 -- to compete head-on with Moneyline for the full hour, starting today (June 21).

The show offers breaking business news, interviews with industry leaders, analysis and roundtables. Cohen also said Maria Bartiromo -- dubbed the "Money Honey" by the tabloids -- would step down from her co-anchor slot on Business Center, replaced by the duo of Ron Insana and Sue Herein. The other Business Center...

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