Margaret Brinnan
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Major Reporting Assignments
Throughout her career, Margaret Brennan has conducted high-profile interviews and covered major international and economic events. At CNBC, she interviewed notable figures such as President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Her global business reporting included coverage of the European debt crisis, the BP oil spill, and the insider trading investigations in the United States.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 26 Mar, 1980
- Age
- 40 yrs
- Occupations
- Journalist
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- Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- Stamford
- Education
- University of Virginia
Yarmouk University - Gender
- Female
- Description
- American journalist
- Twitter Id
- Margbrennan
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While with Bloomberg, Brennan delivered live reports from global financial hubs including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Davos, Dublin, and London. She also covered significant political events such as the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, reporting from Cairo's Tahrir Square during the Arab Spring.
Awards and Affiliations
In recognition of her efforts to foster international understanding, Brennan received a Fulbright Award in 2010. Earlier in her career, she was named one of the “Top Journalists Under 30” by the TJFR Group and NewsBios in 2003. While a ranking from Maxim in 2008 labeled her one of the "Hottest News Anchors," her professional achievements have consistently remained the focus of her career.
Brennan holds prestigious affiliations and contributes her expertise to several organizations. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the advisory boards of the Economic Club of New York and the Smurfit School of Business at University College Dublin.
