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Wilfred Frost
Wilfred Frost (born 7 August 1985) is a presenter for Sky News, currently a relief presenter on the programme Breakfast, and a contributor for CNBC, NBC News and MSNBC. Early life and educationFrost 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.[1] CareerAfter graduating, Frost worked for Newton Investment Management in London for 5 years.[1] In 2011, after attending a weekend-long media-training programme in London, he left his job to pursue a career in broadcasting.[2] In 2014, Frost joined CNBC as the co-anchor of Worldwide Exchange, first from London and beginning in 2016, from the United States.[1][2] In 2018, Frost became co-anchor of Closing Bell.[3] On February 3, 2022, Frost announced[4] 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 in the early 1960s. Personal lifeFrost'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.[2] 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.[2] He is the godson of John Cleese. External links
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