cnbc anchor mark haines dead at 65

Mark Haines (April 19, 1946 – May 24, 2011) was the former host of the CNBC showsSquawk Box and Squawk on the Street (which airs from 9-11am ET).^[1] Co-host Erin Burnett moved on to CNN, with May 6th, 2011 being her last show with Haines. Squawk on the Street was expanded from one hour to two on July 19, 2007, when then co-anchorLiz Claman of the highly popular Morning Call abruptly left to co-anchor Fox Business on the Fox Business Network alongside co-anchor David Asman. Haines also did a financial segment prior to the market open each day on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

Haines grew up in Oyster Bay, New York, and resided in Monmouth County, New Jersey.^[2] He attended Denison University and the University of Pennsylvania Law Schooland was a member of the New Jersey bar association. He became a news anchor forKYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; WABC-TV in New York City; and WPRI-TV inProvidence, Rhode Island. It is reported that Cary Grant considered Haines his favorite television reporter.^[3]

On May 25, 2011, Haines' wife Cindy reported that he had died at home on the evening of May 24, 2011. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.