Ron Insana

Insana joined CNBC in the 1991 merger with the Financial News Network. He is a regular contributor to NBC 's '' The Today Show '' and '' NBC Nightly News '' as well as '' Imus In The Morning '' and ''Market Wrap'' on sister network MSNBC , and other programs when market activity warrants. Additionally, Insana writes a monthly column for '' USA Today '' entitled "Talking Business with Ron Insana" and hosts the nationally syndicated radio program, ''The Ron Insana Show'', for Westwood One .

Insana began his career in 1984 as an FNN production assistant, rising to managing editor and chief of FNN's Los Angeles bureau at the time the two networks combined. While at FNN, he was nominated for a Golden ACE Award for his role in covering the 1987 stock market crash. ''Trend Watching: How to Avoid Wall Street's Next Fads, Manias and Bubbles,'' his third book, was published by Harpers Business in November , 2002 . His first book, ''Traders' Tales'' (John Wiley), a compendium of anecdotes about Wall Street Life, was published in 1996 . His second book, ''The Message of the Markets'', was published by Harpers Business in October 2000 .

Insana was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award as part of NBC's coverage of 9/11 , and in 1999 , Insana was named one of the top 100 business news journalists of the century by TJFR Group.

Effective March 1, 2006, Insana will leave his anchor duties and will become a CNBC senior analyst. He plans to start his own business and publish a financial newsletter. He is also actively involved in Junior Achievement of New York, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, The Robin Hood Foundation and Autism Speaks.

Insana graduated with honors from California State University, Northridge .

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