Melissa Lee (journalist)

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Melissa Lee
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Lee on the set of CNBC's Squawk on the Street
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Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation(s) News presenter, reporter for CNBC (2004–present)

Melissa Lee is a reporter, journalist, and news anchor for CNBC. Since January 2009, she has occasionally hosted Closing Bell when the anchor is unavailable. She has also hosted Options Action, and is now the host of CNBC's 5pm ET daily show Fast Money.

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Lee took over as host of CNBC's 5pm ET daily show, Fast Money when Dylan Ratigan left CNBC for companion network MSNBC on March 27, 2009. She was the interim host after Ratigan's departure, until April of the same year when she was appointed permanent host. Lee has received two Emmy Award nominations for Business News. [1]

Lee has hosted six CNBC documentaries:

As of 2013, Lee hosts 3 CNBC programs: Fast Money, Options Action, and Money in Motion: Currency Trading. Since February 9, 2015, Lee is one of three hosts for Power Lunch .

Early life, education, and career

Lee's grandfather immigrated from rural China to Buffalo, New York in the United States, along with his wife and children. Lee's father graduated from Columbia University and then moved to Great Neck, New York. [1] Lee grew up idolizing New York news anchor Kaity Tong, who inspired Lee to become a reporter. [1] Lee started her professional journalism career as a reporter for her hometown newspaper, the Great Neck Record. [1] She graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in Government in 1995. [8] She also served as Assistant Managing Editor of The Harvard Crimson. [9] Prior to joining CNBC in 2004, Lee worked for Bloomberg Television and CNN Financial News. Before her career in television, Lee was a consultant at Mercer Management Consulting. Her cases focused on the banking and credit card sectors. [5]

Lee is married to Ben Kallo, a financial analyst, [10] and gave birth to twins in 2019. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Melissa Lee Video Interview". CNBC. September 17, 2008. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
  2. "CNBC TV Worldwide". CNBC. April 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  3. Lee, Melissa (February 9, 2010). "Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind the Real Thing" (video). CNBC. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  4. Lee, Melissa (n.d.). "Porn: Business of Pleasure". CNBC. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Melissa Lee". CNBC. July 11, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  6. Lee, Melissa (n.d.). "Code Wars: America's Cyber Threat". CNBC. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  7. "Bitcoin: Boom or Bust" (video). CNBC. September 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2023 via Finance Monthly.
  8. "Editors for this issue". Harvard Crimson . January 30, 1992. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
  9. "CNBC's Melissa Lee". Asiance Magazine . December 2008. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
  10. Kollmeyer, Barbara (October 22, 2020). "Tesla is a 'must own' stock, says Wall Street analyst who returns to bullish stance after start-of-year downgrade". MarketWatch. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  11. Casich, Alison (April 21, 2020). "New Mom Melissa Lee Is Back as the Host of CNBC's 'Fast Money'". Distractify. Retrieved February 25, 2022.