Bertha Coombs retires from CNBC after more than two decades
December 19, 2025 • 2m 38s
Carl Quintanilla (Anchor)
00:00.190
actually
bertha
before
you
go
i've
got
one
more
item
for
today's
news
update
bertha
has
decided
to
hang
up
the
mic
after
more
than
two
decades
at
CNBC
from
her
earliest
days
here
reporting
on
wall
street
to
covering
obviously
the
biggest
issues
impacting
our
healthcare
system
Carl Quintanilla (Anchor)
00:16.510
bertha
has
helped
countless
viewers
make
sense
of
the
complex
topics
in
the
world
of
business
she's
been
a
steadfast
colleague
to
certainly
all
of
us
so
bertha
from
all
of
us
here
on
squawk
on
the
street
from
the
entire
CNBC
family
we
want
to
issue
the
best
as
you
embark
on
a
Carl Quintanilla (Anchor)
00:32.910
new
chapter
congratulations
Bertha Coombs (Reporter)
00:35.910
yeah
you
got
that
one
that
was
from
my
first
job
very
big
hair
and
big
shoulder
plants
in
the
eighties
i
don't
know
how
to
get
it
all
framed
in
one
one
shot
well
Carl Quintanilla (Anchor)
00:47.470
when
i
first
joined
CNBC
bertha
had
already
been
a
star
in
local
and
when
i
told
my
buddy
that
i
was
coming
here
he
said
oh
my
god
you're
going
to
get
to
work
with
bertha
coombs
and
Sara Eisen (Anchor)
00:56.520
you
did
for
decades
yes
and
who
hasn't
changed
at
all
in
those
decades
i
actually
got
to
the
privilege
of
sitting
near
bertha
we
were
in
like
the
same
kind
of
pod
area
in
englewood
cliffs
and
i
tell
you
what
she
is
the
type
of
colleague
where
anytime
anyone
came
up
and
said
hey
Sara Eisen (Anchor)
01:09.750
bertha
can
you
cover
this
or
can
you
do
this
like
the
best
team
player
always
said
yes
always
raised
her
hand
jumped
right
in
and
did
so
with
a
smile
on
her
face
will
really
miss
really
miss
her
in
the
newsroom
and
on
air
not
David Faber (Anchor)
01:23.070
to
mention
your
ability
birthed
at
a
breakdown
some
very
complex
topics
when
it
comes
to
healthcare
which
i
always
appreciate
and
will
miss
because
it's
always
helpful
when
i
can
ask
you
a
question
and
get
an
answer
that
i
actually
understand
and
helps
our
viewers
as
well
i
David Faber (Anchor)
01:37.390
don't
know
how
the
time
goes
by
twenty
three
years
how's
it
possible
right
right
well
Bertha Coombs (Reporter)
01:42.150
i
remember
you
know
i
i
started
in
business
news
twenty
five
years
ago
at
literally
the
week
of
march
fifth
two
thousand
so
i
knew
how
to
pick
the
top
back
then
and
never
thought
i'd
see
the
nasdaq
get
back
to
five
thousand
again
after
that
but
you
know
i
learned
a
lot
thought
Bertha Coombs (Reporter)
02:02.070
before
i
started
at
CNBC
from
watching
all
of
you
on
the
air
and
it
was
just
such
a
privilege
to
be
able
to
work
with
the
people
that
i
would
learn
from
just
watching
every
day
and
so
much
admire
and
CNBC
is
such
an
amazing
family
so
many
of
us
who
have
been
here
for
decades
Bertha Coombs (Reporter)
02:20.350
because
you
know
we
all
really
thrive
on
working
with
so
many
smart
people
in
such
a
great
environment
and
i'm
definitely
going
to
miss
all
of
you
but
looking
forward
to
next
chapter
yeah
we're
Carl Quintanilla (Anchor)
02:33.590
proud
of
you
we're
going
to
miss
you
and
we
we
also
look
forward
to
the
next
chapter
bertha
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