Category: Media Industry Author : JR Posted: March 27, 2009
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Dylan Ratigan, host of CNBC’s “Fast Money” program, has quit the network, according to a recently published report. The New York Post quotes inside sources as saying Ratigan walked out over a battle with a network exec. CNBC has called the story into question — but doesn’t directly deny Ratigan’s departure.
Dylan Ratigan Rumors
The fight centered around a woman named Susan Krakower, the Post claims. Krakower, CNBC’s VP for strategic programming and development, is credited with co-creating the “Fast Money” show. The “insider” cited by the Post says Krakower had been “ignoring him for months” and not giving him “the attention he deserved.”
Dylan Ratigan was apparently heard yelling at Krakower during a commercial break last year. “You know what, Susan, I’m in the middle of hosting a show right now, so now is an unwelcome time to hear your voice,” the Post claims he said. “If you want to pull me off the show, please do. [You are] rude and disrespectful … You lie to me routinely.”
Ratigan’s contract, Page Six says, was set to expire next week. He is believed to already be in talks with other networks.
Dylan Ratigan: CNBC Response
CNBC issued the following statement to the Post: “The premise of your story is incorrect. Susan Krakower, who oversaw the development of ‘Fast Money,’ is one of the most talented people at CNBC.”
Mar 27, 2009
Dylan Ratigan will be just fine. I am sure he has a sizeable amount of cash to live on until he emerges on another network. In the meantime, he can spend his days looking in the mirror; patting himself on the back for being a hero; and dreaming about the day he becomes the next David Letterman.
He's a show business kind of guy with an ego as big as anyone else's in show business, and mainstream media is a joke.
Anyone with half a brain knows that.
Mar 28, 2009
For my money, Dylan was too good for CNBC — he was a star, and a star for the people and democratization of our economy.
Dylan's interview of (tutorial to) Austan Goolsbee on MSNBC shortly after Obama's election (11/24) is a classic of progressive, hard-hitting TV that ranks with Edward R. Morrow taking on Joe McCarthy in my humble opinion:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/2788837…
I firmly believe that Dylan's pressure for the American people and against this looting Empire had direct influence on the new Obama administration to make some hard decisions about 'doing the right thing' in confronting this arrogant Empire, including the actions to 'claw back' ill-gotten loot being expropriated on UBS's 'Wealth Extraction Express', as well as stiffening their spine on essential regulations to protect our American 'commonwealth' and working class families.
Best of luck, Dylan, you are a voice of reason and compassion in a maelstrom of ‘Vichy’ media deceit.
Alan MacDonald
Sanford, Maine
Mar 30, 2009
Ratigan is a little too dramatic for me, always trying to outyell and out shine his contacts.
Apr 7, 2009
RATIGAN WAS A PAIN HE WOULD ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION 3 DIFFERENT WAYS BEFORE HE SHUT UP AND LET THE PERSON RESPOND GLAD HE IS GONE
Apr 8, 2009
Yup, many a times Dylan sounded rude but he made Fastmoney fun to watch.
Jun 4, 2009
We want to express our opinion about Dylan Ratigan. We knew that something had happened with his sudden departure. We both think he did an outstanding job as a moderator, without bias that so obviously shows with some of the other analyists who are only interested in their own opinions and cut and dried beliefs that they continually present OVER the top of others trying to talk (such as Larry Kudlow). We would appreciate an unbiased opinion on investment and economic reports. We think your programs are highly weighted toward the business world instead of being weighted toward investors and investor groups as it should be for us to make wise investment decisions. We wish Dylan Ratigan well, and hope he will find a good position soon to get back to work.
Aug 11, 2011
Kudos To Dylan, I knew it was just a matter of time that truth telling would begin to be silenced.