Name	Maria Bartiromo
Height	5' 5
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	11 September 1967,
Place of Birth	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Famous for

Before joining CNBC in 1993, Bartiromo was a producer and assignment editor with CNN Business News.

Although Bartiromo was not the first person (she took over from analyst Roy Blumberg) to report regularly live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, she quickly became the most popular. With CNBC she hosted their Marketwatch program from 10:00 to 12:00 ET, as well as being a regular contributor to Squawk Box for many years before leaving the morning program. Bartiromo was nicknamed the Money Honey during the boom years of the stock market in the late 1990s. "Money Honey" is the title of a rhythm and blues hit from the 1950s sung by Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters and covered by Elvis Presley. The Bay City Rollers also covered a version of this song. She has sought to cash in on this nickname by seeking trademark protection in 2007.

In addition, she has written columns for Individual Investor, Ticker and "BusinessWeek" magazines, and she has contributed to NBC's The Today Show.

She has also made appearances on numerous non-financial television shows, including NBC Universal's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Caroline Rhea Show, and McEnroe, as well as guest-hosting on Live with Regis and Kelly.


Bartiromo's first book, Use The NewsHer first book was Use the News: How to Separate the Noise from the Investment Nuggets and Make Money in Any Economy.

Bartiromo currently (as of 2007) co-anchors with Dylan Ratigan the Closing Bell show on CNBC from 15:00 to 17:00 ET. She also anchors and co-produces Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo, a CNBC show where she interviews prominent business people, entertainers, athletes, and politicians.