Melissa Lee (journalist)
American reporter, journalist, and news anchor for CNBC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Born | Great Neck, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | News presenter, reporter for CNBC (2004–present) |
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:
- Made in China: The People's Republic of Profit[2][not specific enough to verify]
- Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind the Real Thing[3]
- Porn: Business of Pleasure[4]
- The $50M Con[5]
- Code Wars: America's Cyber Threat[6]
- Bitcoin: Boom or Bust[7]
As of 2013[update], Lee hosts 3 CNBC programs: Fast Money, Options Action, and Money in Motion: Currency Trading. Since February 9, 2015, Lee is one of four hosts for Power Lunch.