Amanda Drury

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Amanda Drury
Born
Amanda Drury

(1973-05-05) 5 May 1973 (age 50)
Melbourne, Australia
Education Melbourne University
Australian Film Television and Radio School
Alma mater University of Melbourne
Occupation(s) News anchor
Journalist
Notable credit(s) CNBC's Street Signs co-anchor
Website www.cnbc.com/id/15839031

Amanda Drury (born 5 May 1973[ citation needed ]) is an Australian journalist and news anchor for CNBC, hosting finance and business programming from New York City. She was the co-host of the US version of Street Signs until its end on February 6, 2015 and has appeared on other various CNBC shows as an expert in finance and business. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Drury was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[ citation needed ] She received a bachelor's degree in fine arts, Japanese and French from the University of Melbourne [3] and attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. [4]

Career

Drury started working in Japan in international relations. She began her broadcast career in radio before making the switch to TV working for Bloomberg in Tokyo [2] from 1999 to 2000. She joined CNBC in January 2001 [2] and spent eight years based at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. She was stationed in CNBC Sydney in 2009 before being transferred to CNBC's global headquarters in New Jersey in May 2010. [3] Drury’s first position at CNBC USA was as the co-anchor of "The Call". [5] Drury has appeared on other various CNBC shows and segments. She became the co-presenter of The Call (US version) in March 2011.[ citation needed ] Drury was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Asian Television Awards in the category of Best News Presenter. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Ariens, Chris (30 November 2012). "Mandy Drury's Dream Job". Mediabistro. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Amanda Drury". CNBC. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Weisenthal, Joe (26 April 2012). "BREAKING: Amanda Drury Getting Permanent Anchor Job On CNBC". Business Insider. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "CNBC Africa Profile". CNBC Africa. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "CNBC names Drury permanent U.S. anchor". Talkingbiznews.com. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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