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Nicole Lapin
Lapin at Fashion Week, NYC in February 2007
Born
Nicole Lapin

(1984-03-07) March 7, 1984 (age 40)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2]
NationalityAmerican
EducationMedill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Occupation(s)News anchor, author, businesswoman
AgentUTA[3]
Notable creditCNN Anchor (May 2005 – January 2010) CNBC Anchor (2010-2012) Bloomberg Anchor (2012) Wendy Williams Correspondent (2012-present) "Hatched" Host on The CW (2015-present)
Websitehttps://www.nicolelapin.com

Nicole Lapin[4] (born March 7, 1984) is an American television news anchor, author and businesswoman. She is known for being an American news anchor on CNBC and CNN and Bloomberg. Lapin also served as a finance correspondent for Morning Joe on MSNBC[5] and The Today Show on NBC.[6]. She is the author of the New York Times Bestselling book Rich Bitch and Boss Bitch.

She is currently the host of Hatched, a business competition show on The CW Network, airing Saturday mornings for the second season.[7][8] Lapin regularly appears on Good Morning America,[9] Dr. Oz,[10] CNN,[11] Entertainment Tonight[12] and major talk shows.[13][14][15][16] as a business reporter and expert money commentator. She is also the monthly money columnist for Redbook magazine.

Early life and education

Lapin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of a scientist and a beauty queen.[2] Her family is Jewish.[17] Lapin became interested in journalism while watching coverage of the Gulf War on CNN, which her parents barred her from watching due to "the perceived negativity and carnage."[18] Lapin got her first broadcast experience when she was in high school and worked as the news anchor for the Public-access television cable TV station.[19] She received her BA from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, as the valedictorian of her class.[20][21] She graduated summa cum laude, also earning honors for a second major in political science.[22] Even though she took time off to work professionally, she was still the youngest in her class.[19] Lapin studied European Union politics at L'Institut d'Études Politique de Paris.[23]

Career

Lapin began her career as a correspondent at CBS Stations in South Dakota and Kentucky.[24] She also served as an investigative "I-Team" reporter for KPSP-LP in Palm Springs, California.[24][25] There, she reported live from San Quentin Prison during the execution of Stanley Williams.[24] Lapin also worked as a reporter on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for First Business network in Chicago.[26]

She joined CNN in 2005, becoming one of the youngest anchors in the network's history.[20] She has anchored major events like the Virginia Tech massacre, Israel-Hezbollah conflict, and the 2008 Presidential election.[2] In 2007, she created an interview series at CNN called "Young People Who Rock" where she talks with people under the age of 30 who are doing remarkable things.[2] In 2009, Lapin reported on location in Los Angeles during Michael Jackson's memorial service.[27] She also interviewed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger one-on-one during California's budget crisis.[28] She was one of the anchors to launch CNN Live,[19] the network’s 24-hour online streaming news network and regularly appeared on CNN Headline News, CNN, and CNN International. [24][20]

Lapin joined CNBC in January 2010 as the anchor based in New York on the only globally aired show on the network, Worldwide Exchange joining CNBC Europe's Ross Westgate in London and CNBC Asia's Christine Tan in Singapore.[29] In June 2010, she added the role co-anchoring The Kudlow Report from 7-8pm EST to her CNBC duties. During her time on CNBC, she regularly interviewed Fortune 500 CEOs and broke news of Initial Public Offerings and pre-market movements. Lapin anchored her show from Washington D.C. during the U.S. budget crisis of 2011. Lapin reported extensively in-the-field on the fiscal woes of the U.S. States[30] with a series called "States of Pain"[31] and followed the renaissance of the "Made in America" movement, highlighting its effect on the global economy.[32] She contributed a regular column on CNBC.com with racy titles like “Waking Up With Nicole Lapin” that recapped overnight stock market movements and unconventional stories like the business of sex. Her reporting on alternative investments like comic books, wine and horses also appeared in USA Today.

During her time at NBC, Lapin reported on personal finance for Today. She had a live daily business update on Morning Joe and MSNBC. She also contributed to NBC affiliate stations across the country with business updates, including KNBC in Los Angeles and WNBC in New York. She became the first "crossover" example of the NBCUniversal-Comcast deal by contributing business reports to The Golf Channel's "Morning Drive" program.[33]

In September 2012, it was announced that Lapin joined Bloomberg Television as an anchor and special correspondent.[34] While at Bloomberg, she anchored “Bloomberg West” in both San Francisco and NYC. She covered technology and interview startup founders like LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner, Zappos’ Tony Hsieh and Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley. Lapin also reported on technology in football, interviewing the owners of the 49ers and Cowboys.

In 2013, Lapin was named a special correspondent, focusing on the business of Hollywood, for omg! Insider[35] and the money saving correspondent for The Wendy Williams Show.[36]

Controversy

Lapin was one of many celebrities, sports stars, journalists and politicians that was outed by the New York Times for allegedly purchasing fake followers – some of whom used information stolen from real people – on various types of social media in order to overstate her following and influence.[37] [38]

Philanthropy and accolades

Lapin served an ambassador for the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, and created a chat series called "Being Smart is Cool" that "educates terminally ill children on global issues".[18] She currently serves as a "smile ambassador," with Jessica Simpson, for Operation Smile.[39] Lapin also serves as an ambassador for Points of Light[40] and launched a birthday campaign with The United Nation's "Girl Up" initiative.[41] Lapin serves on the all-female board of "Women in Need" in New York City.

Lapin has been on the cover of PowerGirls Magazine[42] and Eliza magazine,[43][44] She is the 2008 recipient of the "Power 30 under 30" award.[45] In 2011, she was named a judge for the Tribeca Film Festival.[46] In 2016 she was named a judge for Miss America.[47]

In 2011, Nicole Lapin was named New York City's No. 1 bachelorette in the media by The York Observer.[48]

Personal life

Lapin dated Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.[49][50]She has been linked to billionaire GSI Commerce founder and CEO Michael Rubin.[51]

Lapin has been a vegetarian since she was young and a vegan since 2002.[52] In 2009, she was named one of the "20 under 30" influential vegans by VegNews Magazine.[53]

References

  1. ^ Nicole Lapin | Derober.com
  2. ^ a b c d Rebecca Brown (October 2007), Woman of Power:Nicole Lapin, 944
  3. ^ https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/uta-nicole-lapin-hatched-journalist-1201608805/
  4. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
  5. ^ NicoleLapinCNBC (2010-11-17). "CNBC's Nicole Lapin on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" 11-17-10". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  6. ^ "TODAY Video Player". Today.msnbc.msn.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  7. ^ http://www.onemagnificentmorning.com/programs/hatched/
  8. ^ http://hatchedtv.com/
  9. ^ ABC News. "ABC "At Work with Tory Johnson"".
  10. ^ Nicole Lapin (2016-01-18), Nicole Lapin on The Dr. Oz Show, retrieved 2016-02-19
  11. ^ CNN. "CNN Morning News". {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ CBS Distribution. "The Insider".
  13. ^ The Queen Latifah Show. "Nicole Lapin's Steps to Building Wealth".
  14. ^ Access Hollywood Live. "Nicole Lapin's Tips to Giving Kids an Allowance".
  15. ^ Anderson Cooper Live. "Nicole Lapin's Money Makeover Bootcamp".
  16. ^ The Steve Harvey Show. "Nicole Lapin's Financial Tips for Surviving Divorce".
  17. ^ Eliza Magazine: "CNN’s Nicole Lapin" by Brook Flagg Archived April 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Summer 2008 | "It was just Orange County, and we were the only Jewish family on the block"
  18. ^ a b Dave Rossman (October 2007), One Degree Closer to Nicole Lapin, Six Degrees
  19. ^ a b c Kim Siegelson (March 2008), Nicole Lapin: Rebel in the Newsroom, Powergirls Magazine
  20. ^ a b c Eric Steuer (2007-06-26). "CNN.com's Nicole Lapin Talks Up Citizen Journalists". Wired. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  21. ^ Allan Madrid (2005-04-27). "7 students receive a total of 9 prizes in annual national writing competition". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  22. ^ "Nicole Lapin". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Nicole Lapin". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  24. ^ a b c d Alice Lee Tebo (July 2007), Look Who's Talking, Atlantan
  25. ^ CBS 2 Palm Springs – Local Man: Wants Clemency for Williams[permanent dead link‍]
  26. ^ "Nicole Lapin Speaker Bio Find booking agent contact to book top speakers bureau and celebrities". Allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  27. ^ "Nicole Lapin anchoring Michael Jackson Memorial". Nicole Lapin.net. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  28. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2010-02-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  29. ^ John Carney (2010-01-12). "CNBC Hires Former CNN Anchor Nicole Lapin For Worldwide Exchange". Businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  30. ^ "News Headlines". Cnbc.com. 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  31. ^ "Nicole Lapin: States of Pain". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  32. ^ "Nicole Lapin: Made (Kinda) in America". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  33. ^ "Morning Drive: CNBC's Nicole Lapin does the DOW Dance | Golf TV – Golf News, Videos and Lessons". Golftv.ws. 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  34. ^ Deadline Hollywood (2012-09-04). "Former CNBC Anchor Nicole Lapin Back on the Business Beat at Bloomberg". Deadlinehollywood.com.
  35. ^ CBS Distribution. "The Insider/".
  36. ^ Debmar Mercury. "The Wendy Williams Show".
  37. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/social-media-bots.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur
  38. ^ http://perezhilton.com/2018-01-30-celebrities-fake-twitter-followers-devumi-real-housewives-clay-aiken-richard-roeper#.Wn3v6KinG70
  39. ^ "Nicole Lapin". Operation Smile. 2011-11-28. Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-12-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  40. ^ "Points of Light Institute Tribute Social Media Ambassadors | Points of Light Institute". Pointsoflight.org. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  41. ^ "Girl Up | United Nations Foundation | Uniting Girls to Change the World:". Globalproblems-globalsolutions.org. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  42. ^ All Things CNN: Odds and Ends
  43. ^ ELIZA Magazine Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  44. ^ :: Power Girls :: Archived April 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  45. ^ "Power 30 Under 30". Power30under30.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  46. ^ "The 83rd Annual Academy Awards速 – Yahoo! Movies". Oscars.movies.yahoo.com. 1969-12-31. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  47. ^ http://missamerica.org/2016/08/18/miss-america-announces-preliminary-competition-week-judges-non-broadcast-segment-96th-miss-america-competition/
  48. ^ Lee, Amber (March 27, 2012). "20 NYC Hotties Tim Tebow Could Hook Up with". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  49. ^ "Nicole Lapin - Woman of the Month April 2011". Midlife Bachelor. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  50. ^ "Nicole Lapin Biography". Frost Snow. August 2, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  51. ^ "Lapin's 'Undercover' love". Page Six. February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  52. ^ "One-On-One with Nicole Lapin". Traceypepper.com. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  53. ^ "Nicole Lapin In VegNews 20 Under 30". Vegetarianstar.com. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
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