Becky Quick
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Rebecca Quick is known as an American newscaster and correspondent at CNBC. She is most famous for co-hosting Squawk Box. Rebecca Quick was born on July 18, 1972, in Indiana. Due to her father's job as a geologist following the oil industry, she moved frequently throughout her childhood, from Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, and finally settling in Medford, New Jersey. Despite her mother's steady job as a school teacher, she was raised by her father and her three younger brothers, one of whom, Brian, suffered a brain injury.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 18 Jul, 1972
- Age
- 47 yrs
- Occupations
- Journalist
Blogger
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- Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- Indiana
- Education
- Rutgers University
- Gender
- Female
- Description
- American journalist
- Twitter Id
- BeckyQuick
- Spouse
- Matt Quayle
- Net Worth 2020
- 15 million
- Net Worth 2021
- 15 million
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Growing up with her brother Brian gave her a strong desire to support others with such disabilities, later became a strong proponent of the Brain Injury Association. Rebecca studied at Rutgers University in Brunswick, New Jersey, where she received her bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1993. She served as editor-in-chief for The Daily Targum, a newspaper of her college. As an undergraduate, Rebecca was awarded the "Times Mirror Fellowship" from the Journalism Resources Institute at Rutgers. During this time, she held several different jobs, ranging from both bartender and waitress.
Divorce/Marriage
Becky married Peter Shay, her longtime boyfriend and a computer programmer, on January 22, 2006. She later divorced him in 2008 for undisclosed reasons, which remain a mystery to the public. She then married Matt Quayle on January 25, 2009. Matt Quayle is the co-creator and executive producer of "Squawk Box" and "Squawk on the Street" on CNBC TV, and he also serves as a senior advisor to CNBC's International Program for Worldwide Exchange. He is listed on the Journalist and Financial Reporting (TJFR) list, and was named Business News Reporter 30 under 30 in 1997, 1998, and 1999.
Matt also served as the senior producer of "Kudlow & Crammer" for two years between 2003 and 2005, and was the senior producer for Bullseye with Dylan Ratigan during that time. He holds a bachelor's degree from the same university as his wife, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Media and Professional Communications at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Becky and Matt have two children together: a son, Kyle Nathaniel Quayle, born August 15, 2011, and a daughter, Kaylie Noelle, born in October 2016, as well as two stepdaughters from Matt's previous marriage, Natalie and Kimiko.
In January 2026, Quick and Quayle publicly disclosed that Kaylie was diagnosed with SynGAP1, a rare genetic disorder that causes seizures, developmental delays, and intellectual disability, shortly before her third birthday in 2019. The family shared the diagnosis as part of CNBC's "CNBC Cares" initiative and in an appearance on the Today Show, and Quick went on to moderate a related "CNBC Cures" summit in March 2026.
