Died May 24, 2011. Born April 19, 1946.

Former host of the CNBC shows Squawk Box and Squawk on the Street. Squawk on the Street was expanded from one hour to two on July 19, 2007, when then co-anchor Liz Claman of the highly popular Morning Call abruptly left to co-anchor Fox Business on the Fox Business Network alongside co-anchor David Asman. Haines also did a financial segment prior to the market open each day on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

Haines grew up in Oyster Bay, New York, and resided in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He attended Denison University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was a member of the New Jersey bar association. He became a news anchor for KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; WABC-TV in New York City; and WPRI-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. It is reported that Cary Grant considered Haines his favorite television reporter.