Consuelo Mack (née Cotter, born 30 November 1949 in

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) is an American business news journalist and host of ''WealthTrack'', a news program presented by WLIW-TV in

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, distributed by

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, and aired weekly, primarily on

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-TV station affiliates. Before developing WealthTrack, she spent over a decade at ''

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'' as the Anchor and Managing Editor of ''The Wall Street Journal Report'', since hosted by

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and Rebecca Quick. During her tenure, it won the

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award. Prior to that, she did stints on the

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, and anchor and executive editor on the syndicated television series, ''Today's Business'', which only lasted one season from 1986 to 1987, due to low ratings.

Early life and education

Mack grew up in

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, and studied at the

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. She attended

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and graduated in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in English Literature, History, and Political Science. After college, Mack was a trainee in the account-executive program of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, stockbrokers.

Personal life

In 1974, she married lawyer Walter Staunton Mack, Jr., an alumnus of Milton Academy in Massachusetts, Harvard College, and Columbia Law School. He was a captain in the United States Marine Corps.

Selected memberships and honors

She is a member of the Economic Club of New York, the Council on Foreign Relations, The Women’s Forum and is a board member of the YMCA of Greater New York."About Consuelo"
''WealthTrack'' website.

References

External links

American journalist Consuelo Mack interviews Bill Gross of PIMCO
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