Bill Griffeth is a famous American journalist and author. 64 years old journalist has earned a fair share of fame as he hosted various shows throughout his career.
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Personal Life
Bill Griffeth was born as William Curtis Griffeth on 7th August 1956 in Los Angeles, California. Bill’s biography mostly contains information about his professional life. There is very little information available about his parents and siblings. According to various sources, Charles Griffeth was the name of his father and Frances Griffeth was his mother.
However, later Bill found out that Charles Griffeth was not his biological father. Bill and his wife tracked down his biological father, but Bill never went through with the idea of meeting his real father. Bill grew up with his 4 siblings.
Bill spent his early days in his hometown and went to a local school for his early education. Bill graduated from a high school in Los Angeles and started to develop his interest in journalism in his high school. Griffeth attended the University of California for higher studies. Bill majored in journalism and achieved a bachelor’s degree from the University of California in the year 1980.
Married Life
As far as Bill’s marital life is concerned, he is married to Cindy Wyman. Bill is in a happy and committed relationship with his wife Cindy. The exact date of the wedding ceremony of Bill and Cindy has not been revealed to this date. There is no information about their children either. Bill has never gone through a divorce.
Bill Griffeth Career
After graduating from the university, Bill started to pursue his dream to become a successful journalist. Bill took the first big step when he established Financial News Network with his partners in the year 1981. Bill served on this network for a brief period of ten years. Bill covered the news of the crash of the stock market in the year 1987 on his show at Financial News Network. Bill got more recognition than ever during his years at FNN.
After 10 years of long and successful journey of FNN, the network was acquired by NBC. Bill started his career with CNBC in the year 1991. Bill has been working with CNBC since then and hosted different shows over the years. The journalist was the host of a show “Market Wrap” for 11 years until 2002. He has also served as a co-host on “Power Lunch” from 1996 to 2009. In the year 2009, Bill took a leave for a year and later joined again in 2011 after his vacations. Griffeth started to host another show named “Closing Bell” in 2011. This show ran for 7 years and brought the anchor more fame. Bill currently hosts a show named “Nightly Business Report”.
Bill Net Worth
Bill’s hard work brought him a great fortune over the years along with the fame. The anchor got a lot of nominations for different awards, Cable ACE award over the years. As of now, the estimated net worth of Bill Griffeth is around 10 million dollars.
Last Modified: Mar 6, 2020
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