Joe Kernen Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

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Joe Kernen is a stockbroker and television news anchor. He is best known for his work on CNBC's Squawk Box, a morning news and talk show. He has been with the show since its inception in 1995. Kernen was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 6, 1956. He attended the University of Cincinnati, where he earned a degree in economics. After college, he worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch. Kernen began his career in television in 1989, when he joined CNBC as a reporter. He quickly rose through the ranks and became the co-anchor of Squawk Box in 1995. He has since become one of the most recognizable faces on the network. Kernen is married to his wife, Penelope Scott Kernen. They have two children together. Kernen has an estimated net worth of $20 million. He earns a salary of $2 million per year from CNBC.

Popular AsJoseph Richard Kernen
OccupationStockbroker, TV news anchor
Age68 years old
Zodiac SignCapricorn
Born6 January, 1956
Birthday6 January
BirthplaceCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityUnited States

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Joe Kernen Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Joe Kernen's Wife?

His wife is Penelope Kernen (nee Scott)

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WifePenelope Kernen (nee Scott)
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ChildrenBlake Kernen

Joe Kernen Net Worth

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In November 2014, during an on-air interview, Kernen asked IDA Ireland chief executive Martin Shanahan why Ireland did not use the pound sterling and asked if Ireland and Scotland were not on the same island. Kernen appeared to believe that Republic of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom.

In February 2014, Kernen compared climate change to witchcraft.

In September 2013, Kernen aroused controversy for imitating an Indian accent and musing on Indian stereotypes, facetiously asking if Indian rupees were accepted as currency at 7-Eleven.

Kernen authored Your Teacher Said What?!: Defending Our Kids from the Liberal Assault on Capitalism, (2011) with his then 5th grade daughter Blake.

Kernen is married to Penelope Scott Kernen, a former commodities trader from Short Hills, New Jersey. They met after she joined CNBC in 1996 and were married in 1998 on a golf course.

Kernen came to CNBC in the 1991 merger with Financial News Network, having joined FNN after a 10-year career as a stockbroker.

Kernen grew up in Western Hills, Cincinnati and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1974. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a master’s degree in molecular biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he worked on cancer research.

Joseph Richard Kernen (born January 6, 1956) is a news anchor, the co-host of Squawk Box on CNBC.

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