Carl Quintanilla Bio, Age, Family, Ancestry, Wife, College, CNBC, Salary, Net Worth, House Documentary

Carl Quintanilla an American journalist, anchor, and co-anchor working as the anchor behind ‘Squawk on the Street’, co-anchor of ‘Squawk Alley’. Both are morning programs on CNBC. He began his career in 1991 as a columnist for the Daily Camera.

Carl Quintanilla Age

Carl was born on 10 September 1970 in Midland, Michigan, United States.

Carl Quintanilla Journalism CNBC and CNN

Carl began his career in Washington D.C. as an editorial assistant for National Public Radio in the summer before becoming a reporter and columnist for the Boulder Daily Camera in Boulder from 1991 to 1993. In 1994, he became a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal on a full-time writing role for the newspaper’s Chicago, Illinois, bureau.

For this, he covered economic, airlines and manufacturing issues. He also wrote a weekly column on workplace issues and on-the-job trends for the newspaper’s front page. His work with The Wall Street Journal ended in 1999.

In 1999, he joined the business news channel, CNBC as a correspondent for programs like Business Center and a co-anchor for the early-morning program, Wake Up Call. He was also a special correspondent for the Fox News Channel program Fox X-press.

During the 2006 Israel–Lebanon conflict, Quintanilla was sent to cover the story while in 2007, for CNBC’s documentary Big Mac: Inside the McDonald’s Empire, he covered McDonald’s efforts in China.

After the 2008 global financial crisis, Carl, alongside CNBC was angrily criticized for failing to predict the downturn and ask tough questions to Wall Street executives. Allen Stanford, a convicted former financier, and sports sponsor were once asked by Carl how it felt to be a billionaire on his show – instead of asking him “tougher” questions.

This is what triggered Stewart’s fury as well as other media commentators. He co-anchored the CNBC show Squawk Box from December 19, 2005, to July 2011 when he left and joined the new Squawk on the Street anchor team at the NYSE. He became a correspondent on HBO Real Sports in June 2014. While there, in January 2015, he presented a story on Stephon Marbury.

Carl Quintanilla Squawk On The Street

Carl Quintanilla NBC Nightly News and the Today Show
Quintanilla began to substitute anchoring the weekday and weekend editions of “NBC Nightly News from 2010 until September 2015.

This was to cover for the hosts, Brian Williams and Lester Holt if they went on assignment or were away. On the news and talk morning show, The Today Show, Quintanilla was a substitute co-host for Holt, and occasionally on the weekday program too.

Carl Quintanilla Presidential Debate

For the 2015 Republican presidential candidates debate, Quintanilla was given an assignment as one of CNBC’s moderators. It was the third Republican presidential debate and it took place at the University of Colorado Boulder on October 28, 2015. He and his CNBC co-moderators were heavily criticized for being ill-prepared and rude to the candidates.

Carl Quintanilla Salary

Carl earns an annual estimated salary range of between $50,000- $80,000.

Carl Quintanilla Net Worth

Carl has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million

Carl Quintanilla Family

Quintanilla was born to Robert Quintanilla and an Asian mother. His name “Quintanilla” is a Spanish surname. He was born and raised in America. He was born in Midland, Michigan.

Carl Quintanilla Married

Quintanilla married Judy Chung on June 17, 2005. Chung is a former producer at CNBC and MSNBC. The duo is blessed with has two kids; twin daughters who were born in 2009 named Ava Jane and Lily Anna.

Carl Quintanilla Education

Quintanilla enrolled at the University of Colorado Boulder and later graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. When he was young, Carl dreamt of being a disc jockey (DJ).

Carl Quintanilla Height

Quintanilla stands tall at a height of over 5 feet 9 inches and has an average body weight.

Carl Quintanilla Awards

• In 2005, the journalist was honored with a Peabody Award for his reporting on Hurricane Katrina.
• He also received an Emmy Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award alongside fellow CNBC reporters for their team’s coverage of the hurricane in New Orleans in 2005.

Carl Quintanilla New House

In 2017, Carl bought a new house in Bridgehampton in the Barn & Vine neighborhood. The house consists of seven bedrooms. It sits on a 0.96-acre plot. The house is worth $3.2 million.