Ted David

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Ted David

Born	April 30
Birth place	New York City
Circumstances
Occupation	Radio and TV anchor
Notable credit(s)	Helped launch CNBC TV in 1989
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Ted David, an American financial journalist, is currently a free-lance anchor on Cablevision's News12 Long Island. He is also a free-lance reporter and anchor at Business Week TV. He was employed at CNBC as senior anchor for CNBC Business Radio until his retirement from the network in May, 2008. He was part of the launch team that put CNBC television on the air in April 1989.

Prior to his CNBC Radio assignment, David was co-anchor of CNBC's Morning Call.^[1] He has anchored news updates at MSNBC and has done weekend anchoring at WNBC-TV, in New York City.

Before joining CNBC, David was an ABC News correspondent for eight years.

David has won a National Press Club citation for best consumer journalism; an Ohio State Award for Excellence in Educational, Informational and Public Affairs Broadcasting, and the American Cancer Society’s Gaspar Award.

David holds bachelor's and master's degrees and has taught in high schools and colleges. He was licensed as an emergency medical technician in New York State in 1981. He holds a certificate in technical analysis of the futures markets from the New York Institute of Finance. He is also a licensed amateur radio operator (Ham) with the call sign WB2TED.

Ted David and his wife, Jane, have been married for 33 years and have two grown sons.