Liz Claman

Liz Claman on Wake-Up Call set

Liz (Elizabeth Kate) Claman, (born December 12, 1963), is the co-anchor of the CNBC morning program Morning Call and anchor of the CNBC newsmagazine program Cover to Cover. Previously, Claman was co-host of the program Wake-Up Call. She also substituted for Brian Williams when his newscast appeared on CNBC.

Education and career

Claman was born in and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. For her early education Claman went to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, where she was a disc jockey for the school radio station, and to Beverly Hills High School.

Claman earned a bachelor of arts degree in French from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985 and has a Certificat Supérieur de Français from the Sorbonne.

Claman started out as an assistant to Paula Zahn at Los Angeles television station KCBS-TV. From there, she went on to an on-the-air reporting job at WSYX-TV (Columbus, Ohio), a stint hosting a morning talk show at WEWS-TV (Cleveland), and a weekend anchor position at WHDH-TV (Boston). In April 1998 she started as a freelancer at CNBC, then based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. (CNBC is now in Englewood Cliffs.) Six weeks into her 13-week trial period, CNBC gave Claman a long-term contract.

Claman won several local Emmy Awards.

Personal

Claman's husband, Jeff Kepnes, is a Senior Producer for Paula Zahn Now on CNN . She has two children. Claman lives in New Jersey.

Claman's father is a urologist and an associate clinical professor of urology at the UCLA School of Medicine. Her mother, actress June Claman, was educated at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. One of her three sisters, Danielle, is an executive for Showtime. Another sister is a studio musician in Hollywood. Her one brother is also a musician.

Claman is Jewish. She is a member of the charitable organization Hadassah and has been featured in an article in that organization's magazine. Claman is a Big Sister in the Big Brother/Big Sister program at the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services of Manhattan.

Claman is an avid public speaker. She has given talks or moderated discussions about issues regarding women and mothers in the workplace.

Miscellany

An article in the New York Times once called Claman a giant swimsuit model.

Claman is writing a book on investing, The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received, that is scheduled to be published in November 2006.

Claman completed the New York City Marathon in 2005.

Claman once responded to a fan e-mail stating she looked like a cow with a one word e-mail reply, "Mooooo