Trish Regan
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Trish Ann Regan is an American television host, Emmy nominated investigative journalist, financial expert and author. She appears as a guest expert for ABC
News
and has provided economic analysis and reporting for NBC
's Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC
and The Chris Matthews Show
.
During her tenure at CNBC
, Regan also appeared regularly as a news anchor on The Weekend Today Show. She is the creator and host of CNBC's two most highly rated documentaries which air in primetime on the network, and from 2007-2011, Regan hosted CNBC's highly rated program The Call.
Regan’s in-depth special on the underground marijuana industry, "Marijuana Inc.: Inside America’s Pot Industry", became the most watched special in CNBC's history. According to networks advertisements for her follow-up documentary, 38 million people viewed her first special, making Regan's documentary the most watched CNBC original program ever produced. Her sequel became the network's second most highly watched program. For her reporting, Regan was nominated for a Best Documentary Emmy Award. Regan also earned a Gerald Loeb nomination for documentary team work on “Against the Tide: The Battle for New Orleans” – an investigative piece on the New Orleans Levy system, post Katrina.
Regan joined CNBC from CBS News
where she was a correspondent reporting for the CBS Evening News
She also contributed to Face the Nation and 48 Hours Regan's focus at CBS was the U.S. economy. She reported on economic policy issues including healthcare, privatizing social security, and government pensions. Regan also reported extensively on Latin American political and economic affairs including a series on terrorist fundraising in South America. Her work on the terror connection between the Tri-Border region of South America and Islamic terrorist groups earned her an Emmy for Investigative Reporting in 2007. Additionally, Regan covered prominent National events including the Enron scandal
, the 2006 mid-term Congressional elections, the 2006 State of the Union address, and the three major hurricanes to hit the U.S. in 2005: Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
Previously, Regan was a correspondent for MarketWatch. In 2002, her work at CBS MarketWatch earned her The Most Outstanding Young Broadcast Journalist Under 30 Award from the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists. While at CBS MarketWatch, she contributed to CBS News and reported and anchored for the CBS-owned station in San Francisco. Prior to that, Regan was a correspondent at Bloomberg Television.
as Tricia Ann Regan, Regan graduated cum laude in 2000 from Columbia University
with a bachelor's degree
in U.S. history. She is also an honors graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy
. She is fluent in Spanish and speaks Italian.
Regan began her career working at Goldman Sachs
in emerging debt markets covering Latin America, and at the hedge fund, D.E. Shaw & Co. Regan has said she never intended to have a career in either finance or news — instead, she grew up believing she would pursue a career in opera.
As Miss New Hampshire
in the Miss America pageant, Regan won the first annual Bernard Wayne award (Wayne was the composer of the theme song 'There She Is, Miss America') for the contestant with the most promise in the performing arts. Regan studied classical voice in Graz, Austria and at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston before enrolling at Columbia. While still in high school, Regan was awarded first place in the Harvard Musical Association's
competition.
In April 2006, the Houston Chronicle
named her one of ten women in broadcast news to watch and stated, "she shows exceptional ability to report. She's a future star". In August 2009, Regan’s name was the clue to the NY Times Crossword Puzzle. The clue was: “CNBC Host Trish_.” In 2010, Regan made the list of “Top 30 Irish Americans in Media.”
Regan is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her book Joint Ventures: Inside America's Almost Legal Marijuana Industry was released in April 2011 by John Wiley & Sons. Prior to the premiere of her documentary, Marijuana USA, she told a marijuana blog, "I have not tried marijuana. I've never smoked a cigarette."
She and her husband, an investment banker, were married in 2001. They live in New York with their twin infant daughters.
American Broadcasting Company
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News
ABC News
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and has provided economic analysis and reporting for NBC
NBC
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's Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC
MSNBC
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and The Chris Matthews Show
The Chris Matthews Show
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.
During her tenure at CNBC
CNBC
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, Regan also appeared regularly as a news anchor on The Weekend Today Show. She is the creator and host of CNBC's two most highly rated documentaries which air in primetime on the network, and from 2007-2011, Regan hosted CNBC's highly rated program The Call.
Television career
Regan covered a series of global economic stories for CNBC and NBC News including the U.S. banking collapse of 2008 and the subsequent recession. In 2010, from Portugal, she reported on the European debt crisis. At the G-8 summit in Germany, she focused on U.S.–Russia relations. She has also reported on Brazil's economic boom and challenges, the potential advantages of the Canadian sub-artic oil sands and traveled to Bogotá, Colombia where she interviewed President Álvaro Uribe and reported from the infamous city of Medellín for a look at extreme emerging market investing. For CNBC, Regan also reported on the link between piracy and terrorist organizations from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, a region in South America known as the Tri-Border, considered one of the most dangerous in world.Regan’s in-depth special on the underground marijuana industry, "Marijuana Inc.: Inside America’s Pot Industry", became the most watched special in CNBC's history. According to networks advertisements for her follow-up documentary, 38 million people viewed her first special, making Regan's documentary the most watched CNBC original program ever produced. Her sequel became the network's second most highly watched program. For her reporting, Regan was nominated for a Best Documentary Emmy Award. Regan also earned a Gerald Loeb nomination for documentary team work on “Against the Tide: The Battle for New Orleans” – an investigative piece on the New Orleans Levy system, post Katrina.
Regan joined CNBC from CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
where she was a correspondent reporting for the CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963....
She also contributed to Face the Nation and 48 Hours Regan's focus at CBS was the U.S. economy. She reported on economic policy issues including healthcare, privatizing social security, and government pensions. Regan also reported extensively on Latin American political and economic affairs including a series on terrorist fundraising in South America. Her work on the terror connection between the Tri-Border region of South America and Islamic terrorist groups earned her an Emmy for Investigative Reporting in 2007. Additionally, Regan covered prominent National events including the Enron scandal
Enron scandal
The Enron scandal, revealed in October 2001, eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, Texas, and the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world...
, the 2006 mid-term Congressional elections, the 2006 State of the Union address, and the three major hurricanes to hit the U.S. in 2005: Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
Previously, Regan was a correspondent for MarketWatch. In 2002, her work at CBS MarketWatch earned her The Most Outstanding Young Broadcast Journalist Under 30 Award from the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists. While at CBS MarketWatch, she contributed to CBS News and reported and anchored for the CBS-owned station in San Francisco. Prior to that, Regan was a correspondent at Bloomberg Television.
Personal life
Born on March 8, 1977 in Hampton, New HampshireHampton, New Hampshire
Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination....
as Tricia Ann Regan, Regan graduated cum laude in 2000 from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in U.S. history. She is also an honors graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy is a private secondary school located in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the United States.Exeter is noted for its application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of teacher and student interaction, similar to the Socratic method of learning through asking...
. She is fluent in Spanish and speaks Italian.
Regan began her career working at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
in emerging debt markets covering Latin America, and at the hedge fund, D.E. Shaw & Co. Regan has said she never intended to have a career in either finance or news — instead, she grew up believing she would pursue a career in opera.
As Miss New Hampshire
Miss New Hampshire
The Miss New Hampshire competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss America pageant.The Miss New Hampshire program was conducted by the Union Leader newspaper for more than 50 years...
in the Miss America pageant, Regan won the first annual Bernard Wayne award (Wayne was the composer of the theme song 'There She Is, Miss America') for the contestant with the most promise in the performing arts. Regan studied classical voice in Graz, Austria and at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston before enrolling at Columbia. While still in high school, Regan was awarded first place in the Harvard Musical Association's
competition.
In April 2006, the Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
named her one of ten women in broadcast news to watch and stated, "she shows exceptional ability to report. She's a future star". In August 2009, Regan’s name was the clue to the NY Times Crossword Puzzle. The clue was: “CNBC Host Trish_.” In 2010, Regan made the list of “Top 30 Irish Americans in Media.”
Regan is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her book Joint Ventures: Inside America's Almost Legal Marijuana Industry was released in April 2011 by John Wiley & Sons. Prior to the premiere of her documentary, Marijuana USA, she told a marijuana blog, "I have not tried marijuana. I've never smoked a cigarette."
She and her husband, an investment banker, were married in 2001. They live in New York with their twin infant daughters.