CBS MarketWatch Hires Financial News Veteran Herb Greenberg as Senior Columnist.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004 MarketWatch.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:MKTW), a leading multimedia publisher of business news and provider of financial information and analytical tools, announced today that it has hired veteran financial journalist Herb Greenberg as a senior columnist for its award-winning business news service, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. MarketWatch. Greenberg, 51, joins CBS MarketWatch after six years as a featured columnist for TheStreet.com. Before that, he spent a decade writing a daily column for The San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the , where he became known for his aggressive reporting and ability to spot problems at companies long before the regulators did. Greenberg was early in pointing out trouble at such companies as EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Tyco, Planet Hollywood, WorldCom, and Network Solutions over the last several years. He has also written for The Chicago Tribune, Fortune Magazine, Crain's Chicago Business, and the St. Paul Pioneer Press
The St. Paul Pioneer Press is a newspaper based in St. Paul, Minnesota, primarily serving the Twin Cities metropolitan area. . Greenberg, who will start on April 12, will bring his reporting and writing talents to CBS MarketWatch in the form of a free column for the Web site, as well as regular appearances on the MarketWatch.com Radio Network and CBS MarketWatch Weekend television show. "In the world of financial journalism, Herb Greenberg is one of the modern-day legends," said David Callaway, editor-in-chief of CBS MarketWatch. "We are excited to have him join our other top financial columnists and look forward to his contributions to all of our offerings, including online, print, radio, TV, and subscription and licensed services." In May, CBS MarketWatch will launch the latest in its string of subscription newsletters, featuring Greenberg and his unique financial reporting. Greenberg will be based in San Diego, filing remotely and traveling as necessary for his columns. About MarketWatch.com, Inc. MarketWatch.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:MKTW) is a leading multimedia publisher of business news and provider of financial information and analytical tools. Founded in 1997, the Company operates two award-winning Web sites, CBS.MarketWatch.com and BigCharts.com. The Company produces the syndicated CBS MarketWatch Weekend program, airs financial reports over The CBS Television Network CBS Television Network Major U.S. broadcasting company and network. It began in 1928 as the Columbia Broadcasting System, a small radio network directed by William S. Paley. and provides updates every 30 minutes on the MarketWatch.com Radio Network. MarketWatch.com also offers subscription products for individual investors, including The Hulbert Financial Digest Hulbert Financial Digest A monthly newsletter devoted to information about investment advisory letters. The publication includes a top-five ranking of advisory letters during short and extended periods, along with commentary and detailed , Retirement Weekly and The Technical Indicator technical indicator A variable used when technically analyzing the market to determine when to invest and which stocks to select. Technical indicators include chart formations, volume, and odd-lot sales. . The Company's MarketWatch Information Services See Information Systems. group is a leading licensor of market news, data, investment analysis tools and other online applications to financial services firms, media companies, wireless carriers and Internet service providers. |
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