ol ulu , ▁Hawai i . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Broadcast ▁Journal ism ▁and ▁a ▁minor ▁in ▁Philosoph y ▁from ▁I th aca ▁College . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁CBS ▁affili ate ▁K G MB ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁spent ▁K C BS - TV / K C AL - TV . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁as ▁an ▁anchor ▁for ▁W N Y W / W WOR - TV ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁CBS ▁New sp ath ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁CBS ▁M oney Watch . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁CNN ▁New source ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁rot ating ▁host ▁of ▁CNN ' s ▁financial ▁Q & A ▁program ▁The ▁Help ▁Des k ▁and ▁covered ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁B P ▁oil ▁sp ill , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Japanese ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁t sun ami , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ' s ▁H urr icane ▁I rene , ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks , ▁and ▁reported ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁crisis ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁direct ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange