Dylan Ratigan of CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ Leaves Network

[Oceansaway]

Dylan Ratigan of CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ Leaves Network

Published: March 27, 2009


Dylan Ratigan, the longtime host of the CNBC program “Fast Money,” abruptly left the cable channel and the show on Friday, after a discussion with the network’s president, Mark Hoffman.


The move came after contract negotiations between CNBC and Mr. Ratigan ended with just a week left until the end of his current deal.

Mr. Ratigan said in a telephone interview Friday that despite rumors that he had an offer to move to ABC News, he had not made an agreement with any other network. “No deal is pending with anybody,” Mr. Ratigan said. “All options are being considered.”

ABC could certainly be one of them, he said. Asked why he would walk away from a successful program where he had built a reputation for fast and funny delivery of the day’s financial news, Mr. Ratigan said, “I had the benefit of my contract coming to an end. This is an opportunity to take a pause and evaluate all my options.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/business/media/28cnbc.html?ref=media

[librechik]

1. Here's an idea, Dylan

try being a real journalist, do some investigating. Ask more than one person. Ask people who don't like each other. Find out and present the truth.

Theres' got to be a niche for that in financials.

Unless you just can't. Maybe you have too many conflicts of interest. There have been complaints about that at your network.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Good riddance. Hopefully he 'weighs his options' for the next decade or so ......

.... he's the kinda guy who just talked up the bubble and never reported any bad news.

Bye Dylan .... hope you stay on the bread line for a long, long time.

[FarLeftRage]

3. The dude's from my hometown

His grandfather was the village mayor... my father didn't think much of him.

[gratuitous]

4. Jon Stewart cited this show directly in his immolation of Cramer, as I recall

Cramer was trying to say that CNBC was a bastion of thoughtful erudition concerning financial matters, and Stewart retorted something to the effect that they have (and now had, hee, hee) a show called "Fast Money"! Is that really a demonstration of sober contemplation on the state of the markets?