Craig Delano Melvin is an American

United States

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 journalist

Journalist

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, who works for MSNBC

MSNBC

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 currently as an anchor, and was formerly with WRC-TV

WRC-TV

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 (NBC affiliate) in Washington DC.

Personal life

He is from Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

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, whose parents are Lawrence and Betty Melvin, and is a graduate of Wofford College

Wofford College

Established in 1854 and related to the United Methodist Church, Wofford College is an independent, Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college of 1,525 students located in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. The historic campus is recognized as a national arboretum and features “The...

 in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree in Government. He is a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.

He is married to ESPN Sports Anchor and former WRC-TV Sports Reporter Lindsay Czarniak

Lindsay Czarniak

Lindsay Ann Czarniak , is an American sports anchor and reporter. After spending 6 years with WRC-TV , the local NBC television affiliate in Washington, D.C., Czarniak joined ESPN as a SportsCenter anchor in August 2011.She has also been a pit reporter for TNT's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage...

 as of October 15, 2011.

Professional

Melvin got his first job in 2001 as a journalist in the position of a reporter and anchor for WIS

WIS

WIS, channel 10, is an NBC-affiliated television station in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Owned by Raycom Media, WIS has studios on Bull Street in downtown Columbia, and transmitter located in Lugoff, South Carolina.-History:...

 in South Carolina that he won an Emmy Award while at the station. Melvin joined WRC-TV in 2008 and worked for them until his departure in 2011, which he anchored the Weekend 6PM and 11PM newscasts. Upon leaving WRC-TV, Melvin took a job as a correspondent/anchor at NBC News and MSNBC.

External links

• Craig Melvin on LinkedIn
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• MSNBC profile