Craig Delano Melvin was born on May 20,1979 and is an American broadcast journalist and anchor at NBC News and MSNBC.
20 Facts About Craig Melvin
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Craig Delano Melvin was born on May 20,1979, in Columbia, South Carolina, to Lawrence and Betty Melvin.
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Craig Melvin has a younger brother, Ryan Melvin, and an older half-brother, Rev Lawrence Meadows, who died from colon cancer on December 9,2020 at the age of 43.
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Craig Melvin is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and served as a senior counselor for South Carolina's Palmetto Boys State program.
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Craig Melvin was later promoted to news anchor for the weekend morning newscast and the weekend evening newscasts before heading the weekday newscasts.
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At WIS-TV, Craig Melvin created several series that covered issues affecting education and the homeless in Columbia, among others.
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In July 2008, Craig Melvin left WIS-TV to join NBC's owned-and-operated station in Washington, DC, WRC-TV, where he anchored the weekend evening newscasts.
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Three years later, in July 2011, Craig Melvin departed WRC-TV for MSNBC to become a daytime anchor, while contributing to NBC News as a reporter.
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In 2012, Craig Melvin anchored MSNBC's coverage of the national conventions for the Republican and Democratic parties, as well as TV One's Election Night coverage, in partnership with NBC News.
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Craig Melvin covered the Sandy Hook shootings in December 2012.
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In 2014, Craig Melvin covered the shooting of Michael Brown in August and the murder of Hannah Graham in September.
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In 2016, Craig Melvin covered the mass shooting of Dallas police officers in July and was among the NBC reporters covering the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August.
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In 2017, Craig Melvin hosted his own true crime series Dateline: Secrets Uncovered.
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In 2018, Craig Melvin reported from Pyeongchang County for NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics in February.
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In December 2020, Craig Melvin co-hosted NBC's annual broadcast of the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.
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In March 2022, Craig Melvin announced he would be leaving his hour of MSNBC Reports to focus on Today.
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Craig Melvin married then-ESPN sports anchor and former WRC-TV sports reporter Lindsay Czarniak on October 15,2011.
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In 1996, Craig Melvin received an Associated Press award for his story on innovative teaching, making him one of the youngest recipients to ever receive such an award.
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In 2003 and 2005, Craig Melvin shared in the Emmy Awards won by WIS-TV for having the best newscast.
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In 2006, Craig Melvin received an Emmy Award for his work as news anchor.