Maria Bartiromo to Write Monthly Column for USA TODAY

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY has announced that beginning Monday, September 20, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo will write a monthly interview column for the newspaper and USATODAY.com. Her column will provide readers with an up-close look at top leaders in today's business world. Bartiromo is one of the nation's best-known and most-respected business reporters and anchors CNBC's "Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo."

For USA TODAY, her monthly question-and-answer column will highlight business and government leaders and top business issues of the day. The column will run monthly in print and online in the Money section of USA TODAY.

In 1995, Bartiromo became the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on a daily basis. She has covered Wall Street for 20 years. Bartiromo joined CNBC in 1993 after five years as a producer, writer and assignment editor with CNN Business News. 

Bartiromo has received numerous prestigious awards, including a 2008 News and Documentary Emmy for her "Bailout Talks Collapse" program broadcast on NBC Nightly News; and a Gracie Award for "Greenspan: Power, Money & the American Dream," broadcast on CNBC.

In 2009, the Financial Times named her one of the "50 Who Shaped the Decade."  She will be inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame Class of 2011 for her impact on the cable industry—the first journalist to be inducted. Bartiromo is the author of several books, including "The Weekend That Changed Wall Street," published by Portfolio / Penguin, and the "The 10 Laws of Enduring Success," published by Random House; both released in 2010.

USA TODAY is a multi-platform news and information media company. Founded in 1982, USA TODAY's mission is to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Today, through its newspaper, website and mobile platforms, USA TODAY connects readers and engages the national conversation. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with an average of more than 1.8 million daily, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper website  launched in 1995, reach a combined 5.9 million readers daily. USA TODAY is a leader in mobile applications with more than five million downloads on mobile devices.  The USA TODAY brand also includes USA TODAY Education and USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).

SOURCE USA TODAY

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