Erin Burnett '98: Convocation 2012 Address

Erin Burnett '98, host of CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront gives the keynote address at Williams College convocation. Until her move last fall to CNN's primetime lineup, Burnett was a highly visible business journalist at NBC. At CNBC she anchored Street Signs and co-anchored Squawk on the Street. She also appeared regularly on Today and Nightly News with Brian Williams and was a contributor on MSNBC's Morning Joe. She anchored CNBC's first live programs from the Middle East and India. Burnett has hosted a number of documentaries produced overseas, including India Rising: The New Empire, The Russian Gamble, and Dollars & Dangers: Africa, the Final Investment Frontier. She has also focused on the Middle East, reporting live from across the region and hosting documentaries, including On Assignment: Iraq, Big Money & The Middle East, City of Money and Mystery and The Forbidden Zone. Before joining NBC she anchored two hours of daily programming for Bloomberg TV.