CNBC Anchor Mark Haines Dies at 65
May 26th, 2011Today, the financial world is mourning the death of Mark Haines, the host of CNBC’s “Squawk Box” for more than 22 years. He was 65 years old.
Many viewers of CNBC, and market traders around the world would tune in to hear Haines give interviews and report the goings on on Wall Street and the other financial sectors in a sort of jovial way that peaked one’s interest. This was the case for me from a young age. I remember him being on TV whenever I woke up before school because my dad would always have the channel on. Often times when I didn’t have school, CNBC would be on almost all day. Since I was only around seven or eight, I didn’t understand much about high finance, only that green was good, red was bad, and bulls are better than bears.
As I got older and learned more about finance, I started to listen in to Haines’ interviews and analyses, especially when he interviewed congressional officials like Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. He delivered the news in a way that was easy for a financial novice like myself to understand, yet he could debate anybody on any financial matter, and never lose his cool, .
His style of just wanting answers and questioning business leaders and politicians of all ideologies and convictions is a rarity in TV journalism today, and something we desperately need now more than ever.
