Fox Business Morning

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Fox Business Morning
Genre	Business News program
Presented by	Jenna Lee and Connell McShane
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	New York City
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	120 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Fox Business Network
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 720p
Original run	October 15, 2007 – present
External links
Official website

Fox Business Morning is an early morning business newscast which airs on the Fox Business Network from 5-7am Eastern Time. Anchored by Jenna Lee and Connell McShane, it was the first show to be aired on the network when it launched October 15, 2007.

Originally airing as a one-hour program, it expanded to two hours on May 12, 2008, when it replaced the first hour of Money for Breakfast (which contracted to two hours). Also, McShane replaced Nicole Petallides as Lee's co-anchor on the program.

Contents 1 Format 2 Segments 3 Anchors 4 See also

[edit] Format

This early morning program begins with a look at the overnight headlines, along with a review of the Asian stock markets and a look at ongoing trading on the European markets from Ashley Webster, who is the network's London-based correspondent and overseas markets editor. In addition, this program also previews the U.S. business day, including that day's corporate and economic diaries.

[edit] Segments

Some of these segments include:

• World Market Report: A look at the overseas stock markets, including a review of the trading day in Asia and ongoing trading in Europe.
• While You Were Sleeping: A look at the overnight business and general (non-business) news headlines. Seen at the start of the program and at the bottom of the hour.
• Business Travelers' Forecast: A brief summary of the day's weather around the nation.
• Winners and Sinners: In this segment, the anchors look at the winners and sinners (losers) from the previous day.
• Fox Business Radar: The anchors look at the stocks we are watching throughout the day.
• The Number: Ray Hennessey joins the program with a number that statistically relates to the business day ahead.
• The Agenda: A brief summary of the U.S. business day.
• Fox Business Squawk Box: This segment moved from Money for Breakfast on 2008-05-12.

[edit] Anchors

• Jenna Lee (2007-10-15 - present)
• Connell McShane (2008-05-12 - present)
• Nicole Petallides (2007-10-15 - 2008-05-09)

[edit] See also

• Worldwide Exchange (an early morning global business newscast airing on CNBC US, CNBC Europe, and CNBC Asia)