# Bertha Coombs

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American television reporter

**Bertha Coombs** (born December 28, 1961) is a [reporter](/source/Journalist) for [CNBC](/source/CNBC), based at the [Nasdaq MarketSite](/source/Nasdaq_MarketSite) in [Times Square](/source/Times_Square).[1][2] She covers business and financial news stories.[3]

Coombs attended [The Park School](/source/The_Park_School) in [Brookline, Massachusetts](/source/Brookline%2C_Massachusetts), [Milton Academy](/source/Milton_Academy) in [Milton, Massachusetts](/source/Milton%2C_Massachusetts), and [Yale University](/source/Yale_University) in [New Haven](/source/New_Haven), [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut).

Prior to joining [CNBC](/source/CNBC), she worked at [ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(United_States)) as a reporter and [news anchor](/source/News_presenter), covering such stories as the [Clinton impeachment](/source/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton), the [Kosovo War](/source/Kosovo_War), [Hurricane Floyd](/source/Hurricane_Floyd), [Rudy Giuliani](/source/Rudy_Giuliani)'s troubled marriage, and the [John F. Kennedy, Jr.](/source/John_F._Kennedy_Jr.) plane crash.

She was Milton Academy's graduation speaker in 2005. Coombs has served on the board of the [National Association of Hispanic Journalists](/source/National_Association_of_Hispanic_Journalists).[4]

## See also

- [New Yorkers in journalism](/source/New_Yorkers_in_journalism)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Rachel Roubein (24 January 2022). ["Democrats are discussing a response if Roe falls – but they have few options"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/24/democrats-are-discussing-response-if-roe-falls-they-have-few-options/). *Washington Post*. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Founder of Cradles to Crayons eyes online model to expand into other states"](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/09/business/founder-cradles-crayons-eyes-online-model-expand-into-other-states/). Boston Globe. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Bertha Coombs Bio on CNBC.com](https://www.cnbc.com/bertha-coombs/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["NBC's Latino Journalists: 'There Is No Latino Vote, Just Latino Voters'"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2022/11/08/nbcs-latino-journalists-there-is-no-latino-vote-just-latino-voters/?sh=785c161e4f89). Forbesauthor=Mark Joyella. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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