Melissa Lee (journalist)

Melissa Lee
Lee on the set of CNBC's Squawk on the Street
Born
Great Neck, New York, U.S.
Alma materHarvard 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.

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, 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.

  1. ^ "Melissa Lee Video Interview". CNBC. September 17, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
  2. ^ "CNBC TV Worldwide". CNBC. April 4, 2016. 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. ^ "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.