The Call (CNBC)

The Call
Genre	business news program
Presented by	Dylan Ratigan, Melissa Francis, Trish Regan
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CNBC
Original run	2007-08-07 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Morning Call
Followed by	incumbent
External links
Official website

Melissa Francis during The Call

the set where The Call broadcast from

the screen wall The Call uses

The Call is an American TV business program on CNBC, aired from 11AM to 12 noon ET weekdays. Previous programs shown in the same time slot were The Money Wheel with Ted David and Martha MacCallum and Market Watch and Morning Call. The Call offers a clear focus on real-time market coverage at the heart of the trading day.

About the program

Until 2007-07-19, CNBC aired Morning Call from 10AM to 12 noon ET weekdays. On 2007-07-20, CNBC replaced the first hour of the two-hour program with an expanded Squawk on the Street, due in part to Liz Claman's departure from the network^[1] (she joined the Fox Business Network three months later). The program was completely revamped on 2007-07-23 and re-named The Call on 2007-08-07, with Dylan Ratigan and Trish Regan serving as interim anchors. Ratigan (live from the New York Stock Exchange), Regan and Melissa Francis were appointed permanent co-anchors as of 2007-10-08. In addition to the aforementioned July 2007 revamp, the anchors are now joined on set by a guest contributor, very similar to Squawk Box. Regular reporters include Bob Pisani (NYSE), Scott Wapner (NASDAQ), Sharon Epperson (NYMEX), Rick Santelli (Chicago), Steve Liesman, David Faber, Darby Dunn, and Brian Shactman.

Segments

• Here's The Call On...: The appropriately-titled first segment of the show looks at the morning's business headlines.
• The Bond Report: Rick Santelli reports from Chicago with a look at the US Bond market.
• Your Best Trades Now: A guest joins the show with the anchors and a guest contributor to talk about what his/her best stock picks are right now.
• Stocks To Watch: In this segment, we look at the US stocks making news.
• MSNBC News Update: News headlines from MSNBC. Seen shortly after the bottom of the hour.
• 2 Hours Into the Trading Day...: An update on the U.S. stock markets after the first 2 hours of trading. Seen at the start of the program's second half-hour.
• CNBC.com Blog Watch: Seen during the program's second half-hour with a look at the key business stories blogged by CNBC reporters, such as Margaret Brennan ("Retail Detail"), Jim Goldman ("Tech Check"), Mike Huckman ("Pharma's Market"), Diana Olick ("Realty Check") and Darren Rovell ("Sports Biz").
• The Journal Report: Seen on Mondays with a reporter from The Wall Street Journal.
• Seidman Speaks: CNBC's chief commentator Bill Seidman makes a guest appearance and answers viewers' Email questions. Seen on Thursdays.
• Mutual Fund Pick and Pan of the Week: Seen on Fridays with Christine Benz of Morningstar.
• The Final Call: The last segment of the program.

Quote

"America is open for business coast-to-coast." This is the opening phrase used at the start of the show just before the opening title sequence.

Worldwide simulcast

The Call is not seen on CNBC Europe as the European network instead airs European Closing Bell at 1700 Central European Time. However, this program is seen on CNBC Asia.

See also

• Asia Market Watch (discontinued after 2007-03-23)
• Morning Exchange (discontinued after 2005-12-16)
• Worldwide Exchange
• Morning Call

References

External links

• The Call official website on CNBC.com
• The Call official blog on CNBC.com: Wake Up Call (Since 2006-12-04)