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Bill Griffeth

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Bill Griffeth
Born
William Curtis Griffeth

(1956-08-07) August 7, 1956 (age 68)
Alma materCalifornia State University, Northridge
OccupationAuthor
Websitewww.billgriffeth.com

Bill Griffeth is an author and retired TV news anchor.

Early life and education

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In 1980, Griffeth received a bachelor's degree in journalism from California State University, Northridge. While a student there, Griffeth co-hosted a weekly interview show, "Straightalk," with Rick Holicker, on KCSN, the university's then-NPR-affiliated radio station. Along with Holicker, he won the Golden Mike Award from the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California for a documentary on NASA's Viking program, titled "The Flight to Mars." In 2000, CSUN honored him with its Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 2017, he received an honorary doctorate.[1][2][3]

Career

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Griffeth was part of the production team that started the Financial News Network in 1981. He was nominated for a CableACE award as best news anchor for his work anchoring FNN's coverage of Black Monday (1987).[3]

Griffeth joined CNBC in 1991, when NBC purchased FNN and merged it with CNBC. He anchored several programs for CNBC and received 6 CableACE nominations as Best News Anchor.

CNBC announced on December 12, 2019 that he was retiring after almost 30 years with the network.

Personal life

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Griffeth is passionate about genealogy and after undergoing genetic testing in 2012, found out that the person he considered his father was not his biological father.[4]

In 1982, he married his wife, Cindy. Since 1992, they have been residents of Park Ridge, New Jersey. They have a son, Chad, and a daughter, Carlee. Bill is a member of and teaches bible study at The Hillsdale United Methodist Church.[4]

Host shows

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Bibliography

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  • Griffeth, Bill (1994). Bill Griffeth's 10 Steps to Financial Prosperity. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1557385758.
  • Griffeth, Bill (1995). The Mutual Fund Masters. Probus Publishing. ISBN 978-1557385826.
  • Griffeth, Bill (2007). By Faith Alone: One Family's Epic Journey Through 400 Years of American Protestantism. Harmony. ISBN 978-0307337283.
  • Griffeth, Bill (2016). The Stranger in My Genes: A Memoir. New England Historic Genealogical Society. ISBN 978-0880823449.

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