Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Kelly Evans joins Worldwide Exchange on CNBC Africa as new co-anchor as the daily morning business show adopts a new format.


South African viewers of CNBC Africa (DStv 410) can now see Kelly Evans from CNBC in America on the daily global business programme Worldwide Exchange which is done from CNBC's headquarters in London, with the show which has undergone a format change since this Monday.

Worldwide Exchange is produced by CNBC EMEA - CNBC's European division - but is seen in the mornings on CNBC Africa.

Worldwide Exchange is seen in South Africa on CNBC Africa on weekdays from 10:00 to 12:00. Kelly Evans is the new co-anchor with Ross Westgate who presented Worldwide Exchange since the show started in 2005.

Worldwide Exchange has a new format since this Monday with a number of new segments including "Trade Links".

Kelly Evans joined CNBC in America in February this year as an on-air correspondent. "We're delighted that a journalist of Kelly Evans' calibre is joining Worldwide Exchange and we look forward to her being a part of the team," says John Casey, the vice president for news and programming for CNBC International in a press statement.

"The beauty of the this programme is that it harnesses the power of the entire CNBC network.Our global infrastructure allows us to be where the relevant news is happening. Worldwide Exchange will continue to cover stories wherever they break, in China, Japan, the US or the Middle East.