Scott Wapner

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Scott Wapner

Scott Wapner is the TV host of the "Fast Money Halftime Report" on CNBC. In 2018, Wapner released his first book, "When the Wolves Bite: Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle" published by PublicAffairs.

Career

Scott's book

Before he joined CNBC, Wapner worked as a Business Reporter for KDFW and was a Reporter for Associated Press Television News.^[4]

Recently, Scott is a Host of the "Fast Money Halftime Report."

He has reported live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ MarketSite, and covers the real-time action of the global financial markets. Wapner was reporting live from the New York Stock Exchange during the May 2010 "flash crash."^[4]

Wapner has also reported several documentaries for the network, including "Hotel: Behind Closed Doors at Marriott, " "Ultimate Fighting: From Blood Sport to Big Time," which earned him an Emmy nomination, and "One Nation, Overweight," which documents the impact of the nation’s obesity epidemic. In 2011, Wapner received an award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers as well as a Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for "One Nation, Overweight."^[4]

In April 2018, Scott's first book "When the Wolves Bite: Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle" was published by PublicAffairs.^[15]

Education

Scott Wapner graduated with Bachelor's degree in History from the University of South Florida. ^[4]

Personal Life

Coronavirus Outbreak

In an interview with The Atlantan, Wapner told how Coronavirus (COVID-19) changed him:

I feel like this virus has changed everybody.
Aside from the sheer fear of getting sick, or fearing that my wife or children will get sick, I’m focusing more on needs rather than wants and rethinking what’s really important.^[20]

He also told how he stays centered and motivated, especially as he hosts CNBC’s Fast Money Halftime Report:

It’s hard.
This story has a sense of repetitiveness to it, and it can feel draining at times, especially when I’m immersed in it all day every day....
One thing that’s kept me going is that I’ve gotten notes from people thanking me for our coverage and for being there for them.
I don’t feel like I’ve done anything special—and certainly not any more than anyone else here—but it’s kept that fire burning.^[20]