CNBC's New Print Host

In this post yesterday, I neglected to mention the obvious companion development at CNBC in the past month or so.

Dennis Kneale, managing editor at Forbes magazine, has become a very frequent guest/host on CNBC. He's on for commentary most mornings, and occasionally present for an hour or so around noon.

Further, it seems that he guest hosts the morning SquawkBox once every two weeks or so.

Personally, I enjoy Dennis' comments and like him a lot. He is similar to Joe Kernen- sensible, analytical, typically optimistic. Perhaps the producers at CNBC chose him to offset the usually-liberal, negative sentiments of Carlos whats'his-name and Mark Haines.

In any case, as I reflected the other day on Kneale's much more frequent appearances, I realized that Alan Murray has pretty much disappeared from CNBC's screens. Were it only the absence of the senior Journal personalities, that would be one thing.

But with Dennis Kneale clearly signed on for significant air time on CNBC, you have to wonder if that doesn't provide evidence of major behind the scenes changes already between CNBC and the Journal.