{{Short description|Financial news anchor (born 1985)}} {{Infobox person | name = Wilfred Frost | image = File:Vice President Pence's CNBC Interview (49503552482).jpg | caption = Frost (right) interviewing Vice President Mike Pence in February 2020 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|8|7|df=y}} | birth_place = United Kingdom | alma_mater = University of Oxford | occupation = Business journalism | title = Contributor for Sky News, NBC and CNBC | father = David Frost }} '''Wilfred Frost''' (born 7 August 1985) is a Lead Presenter for Sky News, fronting ''Mornings With Ridge & Frost'', and a contributor for CNBC, NBC News and MSNBC.
==Early life and education== Frost is the son of Sir David Frost, an interviewer and television host, and Lady Carina Fitzalan-Howard, a daughter of the 17th Duke of Norfolk. Frost attended Eton College and the University of Oxford, where he graduated with a degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics.<ref name=cnbc>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnbc.com/wilfred-frost/ | title=Wilfred Frost | publisher=CNBC}}</ref>
==Career== After graduating, Frost worked for Newton Investment Management in London for 5 years.<ref name=cnbc/> In 2011, after attending a weekend-long media-training programme in London, he left his job to pursue a career in broadcasting.<ref name=vf/>
In 2014, Frost joined CNBC as the co-presenter of ''Worldwide Exchange'', first from London and beginning in 2016, from the United States.<ref name=cnbc/><ref name=vf/>
In 2018, Frost became co-anchor of ''Closing Bell''.<ref>{{cite news | first=Chris | last=Ariens | url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/anchor-changes-at-cnbc-wilfred-frost-moving-to-closing-bell-sara-eisen-to-power-lunch/359007 | title=Anchor Changes at CNBC: Wilfred Frost Moving to Closing Bell; Sara Eisen to Power Lunch | work=Adweek | date=March 7, 2018}}</ref> On 3 February 2022 Frost announced<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Frost |first=Wilfred |author-link=Wilfred Frost |user=WilfredFrost |number=1489322168076972035 |date=February 3, 2022 |title=Delighted to finally be able to share some personal news. A big life change for Kaley and I - we're moving to make London our home as we start the next chapter of our life. Insanely excited about that. [1/3] |language=en |access-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218030923/https://twitter.com/wilfredfrost/status/1489322168076972035 |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> his departure from Closing Bell to begin working with Sky News in London in March 2022. Frost remains with NBC/CNBC as a contributor.
Frost is also CEO of Paradine Productions, one of the oldest independent TV production companies in the UK, founded by his father in the early 1960s.
Wilfred presents ''Mornings with Ridge and Frost'' with Sophy Ridge, 7am-10am on Sky News live from London, as well as the ''Cheat Sheet'' podcast.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sky News launches new breakfast show Mornings with Ridge and Frost |url=https://news.sky.com/story/sky-news-launches-new-breakfast-show-mornings-with-ridge-and-frost-13442576 |access-date=2025-10-16 |work=Sky News}}</ref>
Alongside this he hosts ''The Master Investor Podcast'' once per week, which looks to learn from the success of the greatest investors, business leaders and politicians in the world.
==Personal life== Frost's parents owned Michelmersh Court, a 21-acre estate in the south of England. There, he met Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, and George H. W. Bush.<ref name=vf/>
In 2015, Frost's older brother, Miles, died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. His father had the same condition when he died as discovered in the autopsy in 2013. In response, he and his younger brother, George, created the Miles Frost Fund, which works to raise awareness of and increase testing for this hereditary heart condition. Wilfred underwent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy screening and tested negative.<ref name=vf>{{cite news | last=Kamp | first=David | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/08/wilfred-frost-cnbc | title=All You Need to Know About Wilfred Frost, CNBC's British Import | work=Vanity Fair | date=August 26, 2016}}</ref>
He is the godson of John Cleese.
== External links == * [https://news.sky.com/author/wilfred-frost-948 Wilfred Frost] Sky Profile
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