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Joe Kernen Biography

Birth Name:Joseph Richard Kernen

Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Once served as the vice-president of financial firms EF Hutton and Smith Barney
  • Earned a master's degree in molecular biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado
  • Started out in broadcasting as the stock editor at CNBC
  • Worked as a stockbroker for ten years before becoming involved with news
  • Primarily focuses his reports on news headlines taken from the financial sector
  • Worked on cancer research while studying biology at MIT