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The Kudlow Report

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Genre
  
Talk show

Country of origin
  
United States

Running time
  
60 minutes

Presented by
  
Lawrence Kudlow

Original language(s)
  
English

Original network
  
CNBC

The Kudlow Report

The Kudlow Report was a news television program about business and politics hosted by Lawrence Kudlow, that aired on the CNBC television channel at 7pm ET until March 28, 2014. The show began airing on January 26, 2009. It is a successor to Kudlow & Company, which aired from 2005 until October 2008. Kudlow & Company was a spinoff of the show Kudlow & Cramer which Kudlow co-hosted from 2002 to 2005. Kudlow & Cramer was called America Now from 2001 to 2002.

Contents

Transcripts of Kudlow's comments on the program are available on Kudlow's blog, Kudlow's Money Politic$.

On October 10, 2007, CNBC moved Kudlow & Company from the 5pm ET to the 7pm ET timeslot, being replaced by Fast Money.

During the show's opening, Kudlow recites the "Kudlow creed", summarizing the show's politico-economic inclination: "We believe that free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity!"

On March 7, 2014, CNBC announced that The Kudlow Report would end its run on the network at the end of March 2014. He will become a senior contributor on the network.

Segments

  • View from the Hill: Kudlow usually interviews a prominent politician or politicians on his program on this segment.
  • Kudlow's Money Politic$ (same name as Kudlow's blog): Kudlow analyzes the relationship of Washington politics and the economy, especially the stock markets. The transcript of this segment is usually found on his blog.
  • Money Makers: Kudlow interviews a group of analysts, whom he usually introduces as, "[Our] money makers, our all-star know-it-alls. They're here to make you a bundle." A frequent guest is Mike Holland, chairman of Holland and Co., which is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
  • Econ-o-Rama: The guest is usually a well-known economist.

    • Notable guests

    The following prominent guests have appeared on the show:

  • George W. Bush, President of the United States
  • Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States
  • Barry Diller, Chairman and CEO of IAC/Interactive and Chairman of Expedia, Inc.
  • Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senator from Nebraska
  • Henry Kissinger, Former Secretary of State under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
  • Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, Former Secretary of Energy
  • Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York

    • The show also features many recurring guests, including:

  • Robert Reich, Former Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton
  • Ana Marie Cox, the blogger of Wonkette
  • John Fund, The Wall Street Journal writer
  • Frank Gaffney, Washington Times writer
  • Elaine Garzarelli, technical analyst
  • Ann Coulter, conservative political columnist/author
  • Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University professor
  • Jeremy Siegel, finance professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Ben Stein, Republican Party politician and former speechwriter under President Nixon
  • Peter Schiff, investment analyst
  • T. Boone Pickens, analyst of crude oil prices
  • Arthur Laffer, creator of the Laffer Curve
  • Roger G. Ibbotson, Yale School of Management professor

    • References

    The Kudlow Report Wikipedia
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