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==Biography== |
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Liesman was born in [[Bronxville, |
Liesman was born in [[Bronxville]], [[NY]]. Liesman received a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[English language|English]] from the [[State University of New York at Buffalo]] and a [[master's degree]] from the [[Columbia Graduate School of Journalism]]. |
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From August 1987 to June 1992, Liesman was a business reporter first at the [[Sarasota, Florida]] [[Herald-Tribune]] and later at the [[St. Petersburg Times]]. He moved to [[Moscow, |
From August 1987 to June 1992, Liesman was a business reporter first at the [[Sarasota, Florida]] [[Herald-Tribune]] and later at the [[St. Petersburg Times]]. He moved to [[Moscow, Russia]] in August 1992 as founding business editor of the [[Moscow Times]], the first English-language daily newspaper in Russia. He created the [[Moscow Times Index]], the first stock index in Russia.{{Fact|date=January 2009}} |
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Before beginning his current position at CNBC in April 2002, Liesman was a senior economics reporter for [[The Wall Street Journal]], covering the domestic and global economies as well as corporate earnings and the [[Enron scandal|Enron accounting scandal]]. |
Before beginning his current position at CNBC in April 2002, Liesman was a senior economics reporter for [[The Wall Street Journal]], covering the domestic and global economies as well as corporate earnings and the [[Enron scandal|Enron accounting scandal]]. |
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Liesman was a leader of the team of The Wall Street Journal reporters awarded the 1999 [[Pulitzer Prize]] in the international reporting category for in-depth analytical coverage of the [[Russian financial crisis]]. He received the first runner-up award in the 1998 SAIA - [[Novartis Prize]] for International Reporting for the four part series, "Markets Under Siege." The prize recognizes outstanding achievement in the coverage of international affairs. |
Liesman was a leader of the team of The Wall Street Journal reporters awarded the 1999 [[Pulitzer Prize]] in the international reporting category for in-depth analytical coverage of the [[Russian financial crisis]]. He received the first runner-up award in the 1998 SAIA - [[Novartis Prize]] for International Reporting for the four part series, "Markets Under Siege." The prize recognizes outstanding achievement in the coverage of international affairs. |
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Steve Liesman is an American senior economics reporter for the cable financial television channel CNBC. He is known for appearing on the CNBC programs Squawk Box and using a paper "easel" while explaining the state of the economy.
Biography
Liesman was born in Bronxville, NY. Liesman received a bachelor's degree in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a master's degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
From August 1987 to June 1992, Liesman was a business reporter first at the Sarasota, Florida Herald-Tribune and later at the St. Petersburg Times. He moved to Moscow, Russia in August 1992 as founding business editor of the Moscow Times, the first English-language daily newspaper in Russia. He created the Moscow Times Index, the first stock index in Russia.[citation needed]
Before beginning his current position at CNBC in April 2002, Liesman was a senior economics reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering the domestic and global economies as well as corporate earnings and the Enron accounting scandal.
Liesman joined the The Wall Street Journal as a reporter in the Moscow bureau in 1994 and was named Moscow bureau chief in August 1996. He transferred to the New York bureau in May 1998 when he began covering the international oil and gas industry. He was named senior economics reporter at the paper in June 2000 during which he has focused, among other things, on the productivity revolution, macroeconomics and the myriad problems of corporate earnings reporting.
Liesman was a leader of the team of The Wall Street Journal reporters awarded the 1999 Pulitzer Prize in the international reporting category for in-depth analytical coverage of the Russian financial crisis. He received the first runner-up award in the 1998 SAIA - Novartis Prize for International Reporting for the four part series, "Markets Under Siege." The prize recognizes outstanding achievement in the coverage of international affairs.
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