Summary
Joseph Weisenthal (born September 2, 1980) is an American journalist, television presenter and podcaster. He is the executive editor of news for Bloomberg's digital brands, the co-anchor of What’d You Miss? on Bloomberg Television, and co-host of the Odd Lots podcast with Tracy Alloway on Bloomberg Podcasts.[1]
Joe Weisenthal | |
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 Weisenthal in 2012 | |
| Born | Joseph Weisenthal September 2, 1980 |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, presenter, podcaster |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Notable work | What’d You Miss? Odd Lots |
Early life and education edit
Joseph Weisenthal was born on September 2, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan.[2][3] He is Jewish but has stated although he does not understand Hebrew, he goes to shul to “disconnect from the broader World and experience something timeless and ancient”.[4] He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 with a degree in political science.[5][6]
Career edit
In 2004, Weisenthal co-created the markets blog TheStalwart.com with his friend Vincent Fernando, which published discussions about current stocks, finance, business, and economics.[5][7] Weisenthal wrote for the technology news blog Techdirt as an analyst between March 2006 and September 2007.[7][8]
In October 2008, Weisenthal joined Business Insider as lead financial blogger covering markets, finance, and economics,[9] and in February 2013, became executive editor of the website.[10]
In October 2014, Weisenthal left Business Insider and joined Bloomberg L.P. the same month as managing editor of Bloomberg's online markets and finance coverage,[11] running the newly created Bloomberg Markets website.[12]
In June 2015, Weisenthal joined the newly created markets show What'd You Miss?, which he co-anchored with Alix Steel on Bloomberg Television.[13] The show is named after one of Weisenthal's most often-used expressions, "What'd I miss?", which he tweets almost every morning.[14][9] As of July 2021, the show is co-anchored by Weisenthal, Caroline Hyde, and Romaine Bostick.[15]
Since 2015, Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, an executive editor for Bloomberg News based in Hong Kong, have co-hosted the business and finance podcast Odd Lots, which as of 2021 is released twice a week on Monday and Thursday, on Bloomberg Podcasts and other podcasting platforms.[16][17]
In November 2016, Weisenthal became the executive editor of news for Bloomberg's digital brands.[18][1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Joe Weisenthal | Bloomberg Media Talent | Bloomberg L.P." Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Weisenthal, Joe (September 2, 2020). "Joe Weisenthal on Twitter: "Thanks all for the nice birthday wishes!"". Twitter. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Weisenthal, Joe (March 10, 2020). "Ha, born in Detroit". Twitter. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ https://www.twitter.com/thestalwart/status/1416049536875831298?s=46
- ^ a b Weisenthal, Joseph. "About Me - The Stalwart". TheStalwart. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Weiss-Tisman, Howard (November 28, 2014). "Brattleboro grad to join Bloomberg". Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Joe Weisenthal - Insider". Business Insider. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Joe Weisenthal - Editor - Bloomberg". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Appelbaum, Binyamin (10 May 2012). "Joe Weisenthal vs. the 24-Hour News Cycle". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (18 February 2013). "Business Insider Names Joe Weisenthal Executive Editor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Bloomberg Names Joe Weisenthal Managing Editor of Bloomberg Media's Markets Coverage". Bloomberg L.P. October 21, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Zeitlin, Matthew (November 17, 2014). "Can Joe Weisenthal Change Bloomberg Before Bloomberg Changes Him?". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (June 25, 2015). "Bloomberg TV's New Show 'What'd You Miss' Aims for Broader Crowd". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Byers, Dylan (June 25, 2015). "Bloomberg lifts curtain on Weisenthal show". Politico. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "What'd You Miss? - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg Television. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Alloway, Tracy; Weisenthal, Joe (November 6, 2015). "Odd Lots Podcast: Tom Keene on Mathiness and His Favorite Guitar". Bloomberg News. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Odd Lots - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Sandberg, Jared (November 15, 2016). "Joe Weisenthal takes new role as Bloomberg Digital's Executive Editor of News". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
External links edit
- Joe Weisenthal on Twitter
- Joe Weisenthal at Bloomberg L.P.