Peter Barnes is a senior

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correspondent for the

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. He joined the network in October 2007. Barnes was previously a co-anchor for FBN's morning program, ''Money for Breakfast'', from its debut on October 15, 2007 to May 9, 2008. A graduate of

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with a

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, Barnes also holds an

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from the

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at the

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. Before joining FBN, Barnes served as the

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bureau chief and correspondent for

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group Hearst-Argyle. He has also worked at numerous

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programming outlets, including

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from 2001 to 2003, where he was the Washington bureau chief for the

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, which specialized in

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coverage. Barnes served as an anchor and Washington correspondent for

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from 1993 to 1998. In 1996, he anchored '' Capitol Gains'', which is a program focusing on political issues in Washington as they impact the economy, the business community and financial markets, aired weekdays from 8 to 8:30 AM ET on CNBC. Barnes received a CableACE Award while at CNBC for a special series on

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. Before joining CNBC, he was correspondent for

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, the

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owned and operated station in

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, and a news reporter for KTTV-TV's Fox 11 News in

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. Prior to that, he was a staff reporter for ''

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'' and ''

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''. Barnes was born in

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and raised in

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. He is married with two children.

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FoxBusiness.com bio
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