Amanda Drury (born 5 May 1973^{[ citation needed]}) is an Australian journalist and news anchor for CNBC, hosting finance and business programming from New York City. She was the co-host of the US version of Street Signs until its end on February 6, 2015 and has appeared on other various CNBC shows as an expert in finance and business. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Drury was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^{[ citation needed]} She received a bachelor's degree in fine arts, Japanese and French from the University of Melbourne ^[3] and attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. ^[4]

Career

Drury started working in Japan in international relations. She began her broadcast career in radio before making the switch to TV working for Bloomberg in Tokyo ^[2] from 1999 to 2000. She joined CNBC in January 2001 ^[2] and spent eight years based at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. She hosted Business Centre Australiawhen it was introduced in 2001. ^[5]

She was stationed in CNBC Sydney in 2009 before being transferred to CNBC's global headquarters in New Jersey in May 2010. ^[3] Drury’s first position at CNBC USA was as the co-anchor of "The Call". ^[6] Drury has appeared on other various CNBC shows and segments.

She became the co-presenter of The Call (US version) in March 2011.^{[ citation needed]}

Drury was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Asian Television Awards in the category of Best News Presenter. ^[3]

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