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Liz (Elizabeth Kate) Claman, (born December 12 , 1963 ), is the co-anchor of the CNBC morning program '' Morning Call '' and anchor of the CNBC newsmagazine program '' Cover To Cover ''. Previously, Claman was co-host of the program '' Wake-Up Call ''. She also substituted for Brian Williams when his newscast appeared on CNBC. EDUCATION AND CAREER Claman was born in and grew up in Beverly Hills, California . For her early education Claman went to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts , where she was a Disc Jockey for the school radio station, and to Beverly Hills High School . Claman earned a Bachelor Of Arts degree in French from the University Of California At Berkeley in 1985 and has a Certificat Supérieur De Français from the Sorbonne . Claman started out as an assistant to Paula Zahn at Los Angeles Television Station KCBS-TV . From there, she went on to an on-the-air reporting job at WSYX-TV ( Columbus, Ohio ), a stint hosting a morning talk show at WEWS-TV ( Cleveland ), and a weekend anchor position at WHDH-TV ( Boston ). In 1997 she started at CNBC, then based in Fort Lee, New Jersey . (CNBC is now in Englewood Cliffs .) Claman won several local Emmy Awards . PERSONAL Claman's husband, Jeff Kepnes, is a Senior Producer for Paula Zahn Now on CNN . She has two children. Claman lives in New Jersey . Claman's father is a Urologist . Her mother, actress June Claman, was educated at The Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art in London , England . One of her three sisters, Danielle, is an executive for Showtime . Another sister is a studio musician in Hollywood. Her one brother is also a musician. Claman is Jewish . She is a member of the Charitable Organization Hadassah and has been featured in an article in that organization's magazine. Claman is a Big Sister in the Big Brother/Big Sister program at the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services of Manhattan. Claman is an avid Public Speaker . She has given talks or moderated discussions about issues regarding women and mothers in the workplace. MISCELLANY An article in the New York Times once called Claman a giant swimsuit model . Claman completed the New York City Marathon in 2005. Claman once responded to a fan e-mail stating she looked like a Cow with a one word e-mail reply, "Mooooo!!" EXTERNAL LINKS
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