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Alongside his senior portrait, Ron commented, “A relationship can only be as good as the people involved. At Chaminade I’ve experienced nothing but excellent relationships.” So it happened, soon after graduating from CSUN in 1984, that Ron connected with classmate Casey Wian who described a three-year-old business he was working in called Financial News Network or FNN -- Serendipity! Casey hired Ron as a production assistant.

Flash forward. Today, Ron is the anchor of CNBC’s Street Signs which is broadcast live each afternoon from CNBCs global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Most recently, Ron garnered an exclusive interview with President George W. Bush to discuss the global economy and the war on terrorism. It was more than mere coincidence that Ron was acclaimed “Best Personality” by his senior year classmates.

Ron rose to managing editor and chief of FNN’s Los Angeles bureau, which was his position, when FNN merged with CNBC in 1991. He was nominated for a Golden ACE Award for his role in covering the 1987 stock market crash. And some of us saw Ron reporting from the streets of New York City on 9/11. For this work, Ron was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award as part of NBC’s coverage of 9/11.

At CBNC Ron is a regular contributor to NBC’s Today Show, the Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Imus in the Morning and other programs on sister network MSNBC when stock market activity warrants. Additionally, Ron writes a monthly column for USA TODAY entitled, Talking Business with Ron Insana and hosts the nationally syndicated radio program, The Ron Insana Show for Westwood One.

He has written three books relating to Wall Street. His most recent book, How to Avoid Wall Street’s Next Fad’s, Manias and Bubbles was published in November 2002

Ron’s focus goes beyond his work. He is an active board member in Junior Achievement, New York, and donates to the Robin Hood Foundation, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Riverdale Jewish Home for the Aged and the Imus Ranch for Kids. Ron remembers his roots. He was a donor to our recent Capital Campaign and was and is an active donor to our yearly Annual Fund campaigns. He is active in his class get-togethers and played drums with the Southbound band and his classmates at the 50^th Anniversary Gala Dinner-Dance.

Ron and his lovely wife, Melinda and children Emily, Thomas and Anna reside in New Jersey.

We are much honored to name Ron Insana Distinguished Alumnus for 2005.

Past Honorees:
Thomas Condon '56
Charles Behm '57
Kenneth Purcell '57
Richard Hunsaker '58
Fred Gabourie '59
Henry Burdick '60
James Watters '69
Jay Leupp '81

 

Last modified: February 07, 2007
Yannis Grammatis