Craig Melvin Wife, Parents, Brother, Family, Salary, Height, Bio

News and television programs in the United States are big business, a billion-dollar industry that needs on-screen talent to sell its wares. Craig Melvin – anchor/correspondent for MSNBC and MSNBC News – is one such talent.

During his career, he has covered major stories such as the 2013 Asiana Airlines 214 crash and the trial of George Zimmerman.

Craig Melvin Bio

Craig Melvin, a native of South Carolina, born on May 20, 1979, is one of the few people who discovered their passion very early in life. As a high school student at Columbia High, he was always interested in storytelling and journalism. His hardworking spirit at a young age won him an Associated Press award for one of his stories. For his graduate studies, Craig studied government and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Wofford College.

Craig Melvin’s journalism career had a start with his first high school journalism job as a teen reporter for a local news channel, WIS News 10. After finishing college, he returned to the news channel. news, deciding to opt for journalism rather than politics. the early motivation he had grown up.

At WIS News, before moving to WRC-TV in Washington, he was a weekday anchor, then a star before ending his WIS News career as a weekend news anchor. While at WIS, he won an Emmy Award for his show “Craig Cam” and was named “Top Anchor” by the South Carolina Broadcaster’s Organization. At WRC-TV he was a reporter and presenter for three years.

Every local TV anchor and reporter dreams of working for a national cable network, many of whom have been unsuccessful in their careers throughout their working lives. However, for Craig Melvin, it was a question of whether. His journalistic talent was too good to ignore and in 2011 he joined MSNBC as Dayside Anchor. Since then, he has worked for MSNBC as a presenter and co-host of MSNBC Live Weekend and MSNBC Live.

In 2012, he started working as a new correspondent for NBC News before becoming its anchor. Craig Melvin has worked in various capacities for the network, his most popular show being “Weekend Today”, a weekend news show where he was a co-anchor. In August 2018, he was named co-host of one of NBC’s popular shows, “Today.”

A journalist’s career is defined by the story they cover and how they cover it. Melvin, over the course of his career, has been able to cover several important stories and events. His political background has helped him in reporting on Republican and Democratic National Conventions. His work as an anchor and news host has also allowed him to conduct interviews with several important and famous personalities in different areas of life, from politics to music to sports.

As a successful man in a competitive field, Melvin devotes some of his time to mentoring young future professionals in the field.

Salary and net worth

Having invested over 12 years in his journalism, Craig is currently worth $4 million, which signifies a successful career so far. The NBC man is one of the highest-paid news stalwarts in the business, with a salary range of $96,000 to $121,000.

His family – wife, parents and brothers

Born to Lawrence Melvin and Betty Melvin, Craig is the second of three sons. He has a younger brother, Ryan Melvin, and an older brother, Lawrence Meadows, who is a reverend. Little is known about Craig Melvin’s parents and family. Most people can only say that he is the second child in a family of five, his older brother being a gospel preacher.

As for his immediate family, Craig is married to Lindsay Czarniak, a former sports reporter for ESPN. The couple met in 2008 while both working for WRC-TV, an NBC affiliate, and married in 2011. They have two children: Delano Melvin, born in 2014, and Sybil Ann Melvin, born in 2016.

Height, weight and body characteristics

Craig’s official bodyweight is unknown at this time, but the TV anchor stands at 6 feet tall with broad shoulders and a well-toned body. He is African American with a slim physique that makes him look good in any outfit.