Craig Melvin Bio, Age, Height, MSNBC, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, and Wife

Craig Melvin Bio, Wiki

Craig Melvin born Craig Delano Melvin is an American broadcast journalist and anchor working at MSNBC serving as Daytime Anchor and Host. He has been working with this station since July 2011. Craig also works at  NBC News as a reporter.

Craig Melvin Age

Melvin is 43 years old as of 2023. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. on the 20th of May, 1979. Accordingly, Craig celebrates his birthday on the 20th of May every year and his birth sign is Taurus.

Craig Melvin Height

Melvin stands approximately 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 m) and weighs around 72 kg.

Craig Melvin Education

For his education, Craig obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Wofford College in 2001. He is part of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and also operated as a senior counselor for South Carolina’s Palmetto Boys State program.

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Craig Melvin Career

Melvin works at MSNBC as a daytime anchor, while also contributing to NBC News as a reporter.  He joined MSNBC on July 2011. In 2012, Melvin anchored MSNBC’s coverage of the national conventions for the Democratic parties and the Republican, as well as TV One’s Election Night coverage, in partnership with NBC News. He also reported the Sandy Hook shootings in December 2012. In 2013, he reported the Moore tornado in May, as well as the George Zimmerman trial in July and the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214.  In 2014, Melvin reported the shooting of Michael Brown in August and the murder of Hannah Graham in September. He also covered the Charleston church shooting as well as the death of Freddie Gray in June 2015,

In 2016, Melvin reported the mass shooting of Dallas police officers in July and was also among the NBC reporters reporting the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August. That same year, he also take the place of José Díaz-Balart as an anchor of MSNBC Live, which would become MSNBC Reports. In August 2018, he was appointed as a news anchor on NBC’s Today and, in October 2018, a co-host of Today Third Hour prior to being made permanent in January 2019.  Melvin co-presented NBC’s annual broadcast of the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, in December 2020. In March 2022, Melvin declared he would be leaving his hour of MSNBC Reports to focus on Today.

Melvin first landed NBC affiliate WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina as a high school student, serving as an “Our Generation Reporter” from 1995 to 1997. After college, he returned to WIS in July 2001 as a producer and news photographer, prior to becoming a reporter for the station’s morning news family, producing his “Craig Cam” live segments. He was afterward promoted to a news anchor for the weekend evening newscasts and the weekend morning newscasts prior to heading the weekday newscasts. At WIS-TV, Melvin also created several series that covered problems affecting education and the homeless in Columbia, among others. In July 2008, Melvin left WIS-TV to accept a job at NBC’s owned-and-operated station in Washington, D.C., WRC-TV, where he anchored the weekend evening newscasts.

Craig Melvin’s Net Worth

In Craig’s career as an anchor/reporter, he has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $1 Million-$ 5 Million.

Craig Melvin Salary

Melvin acquires annual earnings that range between $ 89, 225, and $ 187,915.

Craig Melvin’s Parents and Siblings

Melvin was born and raised by his devoted parents in Columbia, South Carolina. He is the son of Mr. Lawrence and his Betty Melvin. He was brought up alongside his younger brother, Ryan Melvin, and an older half-brother, Rev. Lawrence Meadows, who passed away on December 9, 2020, at the age of 43 from colon cancer.

Craig Melvin Wife

Melvin is married to Lindsay Czarniak, an ESPN sports anchor and former WRC-TV sports reporter.  The couple got married on October 15, 2011. They live in Connecticut with their daughter and son.

Craig Melvin Kids

He and his wife, Lindsay are proud parents of a daughter, Sybil (“Sibby”), who was born in November 2016, and a son, Delano (“Del”), who was born in March 2014.

Craig Melvin Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Melvin is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 157.6K Followers around 124K followers on his Facebook page, and 334 K Followers on his Instagram account.

Craig Melvin MSNBC

Melvin works at MSNBC where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Brian Williams
  2. Tamron Hall
  3. Kasie Hunt
  4. Stephanie Ruhle
  5. Katy Tur
  6. Alicia Menendez
  7. Ali Vitali
  8. Rachel Maddow
  9. Steve Kornacki
  10. Alex Witt
  11. Andrea Mitchell
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