Bernard Lo

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Bernard Lo is a television news anchor and talk show host.

Biography

Bernard Lo is a Hong Kong–based news anchor and talk show host. He began his career in local Hong Kong television news then helped start CNBC when the US broadcaster expanded to Asia in 1994. He spent almost a decade at CNBC. [1] He joined Bloomberg Television in 2003 and hosted prime time news programs and had his own branded talk show Asia Confidential.

Lo returned to CNBC in 2010 and cohosted Squawk Box among other news programs and hosted Straight Talk with Bernie Lo, a talk show and newsmagazine. He suffered a botched spine operation in 2019 and has been on the extended medical leave since but has remained in Asia.[ citation needed ]

Lo holds an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree from Tacoma Community College (1985), a Bachelor of Arts from The Evergreen State College (1987) and a Masters of Science from the University of Idaho (1990).[ citation needed ]

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