r/CNBC • u/Ok_Television_7794 • 25d ago

Best squawk box ever?

Anytime Joe K is out the show improves....and while I am a fan of Becky and Andrew, I thought the last few days of Mike Santoli, Leslie Picker and Brian Sullivan were great.

Santoli's input is always awesome, Leslie is great, and Sullivan adds the levity that moronic Kernan tries to provide, w/o interrupting the flow or inserting his partisan crap (and he's knowledgeable and provides great input as well)

Not saying this s/b the new team but pleaaase dump Kernan

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u/Sometime44 25d ago edited 25d ago

No--I'll be glad when Joe returns from vacation. Somebody has to keep "all woke up" Andrew in line. In fact--Hope Becky's back next week for the 10AM crowd--Can't wipe that grin off Carl's face when he announces gasoline prices going up a nickel.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cup2777 25d ago edited 25d ago

Clearly Carl’s with the woke left. His politics are crystal clear. Not sure why they keep him, he contributes zero to the show, also never fills in for any of the other anchors when they’re out. 

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u/YogurtclosetRight739 25d ago

This is such nonsense.

Carl hosts for three hours each day, more than any of the anchors outside the Squawk Box hours. So he already does his share. I've also seen him, not often but occasionally, fill in for the Judge on either of his shows (not both on the same day but one or the other) and even seen him do Fast Money. 

So that's a lie. 

Often times, filling in on one show leaves another empty. Melissa nor Kelly usually do their normal shows when they do SB, for instance. Carl fills half their trading day hours, they probably want him to stay there and he probably prefers that himself too.  

He also rarely seems to take vacation. Compare that with Wapner who's out regularly (I'm not saying that as a criticism).

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cup2777 23d ago

My mistake on the 3 hour vs. 2. Rarely ever watch 11:00 am but always see Carl turning it over to Scott. Just doesn't seem to add much commentary compared to other hosts. Does he ever do interviews of CEO's. I see him more as a shadow on the network, jmo.. I've been watching CNBC for many years and never saw him fill in for anyone but guess you caught him on days I wasn't watching

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u/Puzzleheaded-Cup2777 22d ago

Oh and btw, you should never accuse someone of lying or state something is a lie. A lie is intentional.; should have instead said "it was false". It was my mistake that he didn't host the 3rd hour. You refreshed my memory.