Fox Business
November 6th, 2007 by Grant in: Commentary, Entertainment, Finance
The new Fox Business channel debuted a couple weeks ago, and at first I blew it off as another talking-heads show that did little for the common Joe’s Wall Street appetite.
However, the channel is starting to grow on me. Maybe it’s because it’s new, or maybe it’s because it’s just different.
I particularly like the Fox Business Happy Hour. It’s got a couple young hosts (Cody Willard and Rebecca Gomez) that a guy my age could identify with. They’re out in the open instead of being stuck behind a desk, and the show is set at what appears to be a local bar. Willard also hosts CodyWillard.com in which he writes about life, pop culture, trading, investing, technology, rock, media, getting my heart broken… sounds interesting.
I’ve never really taken to Neil Cavuto, that’s not to say I dislike him, I just never could identify with the guy.
In short, the Fox Business channel seems like a refined cross between Bloomberg and CNBC, both of which have their strong points, but when it comes time to sit down, relax, and enjoy some market discussion, Fox Business seems to fit the bill… at least during Happy Hour.
Tags: Cody Willard | Fox Business | Happy Hour | Neil Cavuto | talking heads
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November 18th, 2007 at 12:31 am
I tried watching Fox Business…they are really going through some major growing pains…did you see the hiccup they had when they mistook Apple for Abu Dhabi when they announced Apple was buying 8% of AMD?
-R
November 18th, 2007 at 9:50 am
I hear you, Money. They’ve got a few things to learn yet.
I missed the Apple/Abu Dhabi gaff, but I heard about it a few days later…
-Grant
December 11th, 2007 at 9:56 am
Are you sure you don’t just like it for the further conservative views of the world?
December 11th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Ha! Actually I haven’t watched enough to see if the conservative views of its big brother, Fox News, bled through to the business side…
I think the “Happy Hour” program is a refreshing change to the rest of the talking heads (on the Fox Business channel too), and hey, it’s staged in a bar… what’s not to like?