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Carl Quintanilla (PolSci鈥�93) knows the news. Currently co-anchor of CNBC鈥檚 鈥淪quawk on the Street鈥� and 鈥淢oney Movers,鈥� Quintanilla has聽journalistic experience that spans 24 years of award-winning broadcast and print reporting 鈥� starting with a political science degree at CU 麻豆影院.聽

During his tenure as a newscaster, Quintanilla has covered everything from the Olympic Games to presidential elections to Hurricane Katrina and has earned numerous accolades in his field, including a national Emmy Award and broadcast鈥檚 highest honor, a Peabody Award.聽

As he heads to campus this week to speak at CU鈥檚 Conference on World Affairs, Carl told us about his storied career as a journalist, his lasting memories from CU 麻豆影院 and why CNBC is featuring Denver and 麻豆影院 in."

How did you get to where you are today?

I went into college already knowing I wanted to be in journalism. It was never a question to me what I was going to do. I was very focused. During my school career, I was a DJ at Colorado Public Radio, and I interned at local papers. Those were all hugely helpful experiences.

I started working for the Wall Street Journal after graduation in 1993. The economy was on fire, there was a peace dividend, Clinton was president. Companies were hiring en masse and the Wall Street Journal was taking lots of chances on young kids.聽

I spent six years at the Wall Street Journal, and then slowly cable television became ascendant. They started putting cameras in our bureau. I had never really considered broadcast, but it was clearly where the industry was going. So I went to CNBC and NBC News in 1999. It鈥檚 been almost a quarter century. It鈥檚 gone by so fast.聽

How did CU 麻豆影院 play a role in bolstering your dream of being a journalist?聽

I can鈥檛 overstate how much CU 麻豆影院 was an important dynamic in my growth. When it came to academics, they really delivered the mail. The professors were engaged and attentive. They really wanted us to learn. CU taught me how to think critically. It鈥檚 one of the many things from CU 麻豆影院 that I still carry with me.聽

What memories stand out from your time in 麻豆影院?

My freshman year, I was in Williams Village, which is its own kind of community. I remember our study groups would always go to Perkins for pie and coffee. There was a very, very special kind of home life among people who were in 鈥淲ill Vill.鈥�

I also marched in the marching band for a couple of years. I remember playing my alto sax on Folsom Field for hours, going to every game. That kind of cadence was a joy 鈥� being at the stadium every Saturday morning, playing as loud as I could when they scored a touchdown. Things like that are my most vivid memories of CU 麻豆影院.

How is it being back on campus for the Conference of World Affairs?聽

I love being back on campus. There鈥檚 something very visceral about being back at Old Main or Macky or the UMC. The campus has changed quite a bit, but it鈥檚 still the same at heart. The atmosphere of the campus and the town are just so amazing. It鈥檚 just fun to go back and soak it all up again.

What鈥檚 your favorite thing about what you do?聽

I鈥檓 a news junkie at heart. I always joke with my wife that on my days off, I still get up at the same time and read the same stories. So I do like being paid to read and be informed and process as much about this crazy world as I can.聽

Being an anchor is different from being a reporter 鈥� a reporter has a beat, and there鈥檚 pressure to break news. The thing about being an anchor is you鈥檙e really almost a curator, trying to pick the best stories and organize them in a linear fashion for someone who鈥檚 watching, along with the help of your producers and your editorial staff. I think that there is real reward in helping someone who is maybe just waking up get their news diet and just process daily life.

Are there any career highlights that stand out for you?聽

A lot of my work that has been most recognized was probably during Hurricane Katrina. I was with the Today Show and NBC Nightly News. I remember when we realized it was going to be a much bigger story than the weather, with societal impacts and cultural impacts. Reporting on that story was hugely rewarding.聽

Tell me about 鈥淐ities of Success鈥� 鈥� and why you鈥檙e excited to include Denver and 麻豆影院 on the list?

It鈥檚 truly all in the name. CNBC judged a host of cities on a variety of qualities and selected a few standout areas to feature. The pairing of strength between Denver and 麻豆影院 just really stood out.聽

On a personal level, I have the benefit of seeing the Mountain West from a prior era. Industry was very concentrated when I lived here 鈥� it was telecom, energy and aerospace, period. When I go back now, I see life sciences and biotech and quantum computing. These cities have an amazing, self-sustaining workforce. That is really the reason companies are moving here. It鈥檚 not just because of the lifestyle or the sunshine anymore. It鈥檚 because that鈥檚 where other successful businesses are and other smart people are.聽I am just really proud of Colorado. It鈥檚 an amazing thing to see.聽

You can watch on Thursday, April 11 at 8 p.m. MT.聽

Interview condensed and edited.

Photos courtesy Carl Quintanilla聽