Anthony Scaramucci is no stranger to taking risks, but his bold and unusual decision to revive a legendary television franchise on his own dime paid off and resulted in “Wall Street Week” landing on the rapidly growing Fox Business Network. “We want to eliminate the jargon,” Scaramucci told TheWrap. “Bill O’Reilly has a no-spin zone, we want to have a jargon-free zone.” “Wall Street Week” was an iconic PBS business program that aired on PBS every Friday night for 35 years, most of that time anchored by the late Louis Rukeyser. PBS ended its run in 2005 when non-Rukeyser hosts failed.
- 4/1/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Fox Business Network (Fbn) will launch a new weekly roundup of Wall Street’s ups and downs, on Friday, March 18. The weekly series, Wall Street Week, will be co-hosted by Fbn contributors Anthony Scaramicci and Gary Kaminski. Wall Street Week was an iconic PBS program that ran from 1970-2005 and was hosted for much of its run by financial journalist Louis Ruskeyser. For at least part of the series’ initial run, the dollar sign-“$” was used in place of the “S” in “Street”; which Scaramucci will not resurrect in the reboot. $uch a $hame. The new series will bring together Wall … Continue reading →
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- 3/18/2016
- by Kellie Freeze
- ChannelGuideMag
Fox Business Network’s new investment program “Wall Street Week” premieres on Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. Et / 5 Pt with co-hosts Anthony Scaramucci and Gary Kaminsky. But the show isn’t new. It ran for 35 years on PBS. Scaramucci resurrected the iconic PBS program, originally hosted by award-winning financial journalist Louis Rukeyser, last year. The relaunch was a risky move, as Scaramucci initially purchased airtime from Fox affiliates to bring spotlight to the show. For the last year it has aired Sunday mornings on Fox-owned stations in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The move apparently paid.
- 3/14/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
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