Sniffle: Erin Burnett Says Good-Bye To CNBC

Alex AlvarezMay 6th, 2011, 1:01 pm

This morning, Squawk on the Street‘s Erin Burnett bid adieu to her CNBC viewers and there was likely not a dry eye in the studio as the business news vet was given a heartfelt send-off by her longtime co-host, Mark Haines.

Next month sees Burnett moving on to CNN, where she’ll appear in a yet-unannounced timeslot.

“Coming to work for the last 5 1/2 years,” said Haines, holding onto Burnett’s hand, “has been an absolute joy. You are the best. The absolute best. We wish you the best of luck. We’re going to miss you a lot.”

What? This? Oh, it’s nothing. My eyes are just leaking. Pay no mind.

Watch Haines’ farewell to his co-host, via CNBC:

So, what have we learned from this farewell?

Erin Burnett would be an awesome Secret Santa,

Erin and Mark have a “thing” for chickens.

Gaddafi key chain: A thing that exists, and

We’re going to really miss seeing these two together.

h/t TVNewser

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