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Melissa Long was born on August 20, 1975, in Atlanta, Georgia. Her astrological sun sign is Leo, and she is also believed to have Leo as her ascendant, often described as contributing to her confident and charismatic personality. From an early age, Melissa displayed strong leadership traits and an interest in public communication. She would spend hours watching television news channels such as CNN and FOX News, often mimicking the voices of prominent broadcasters. Her early fascination with journalism eventually laid the foundation for her future career in media. Information about her parents remains private, but it is known that her family did not initially expect her childhood passion for news reporting to become a lifelong career.
Melissa is approximately 1.70 meters tall and weighs around 70 kilograms, which is considered a healthy weight for her height. Since childhood, she has enjoyed experimenting with different hairstyles and began dyeing her hair at the age of ten, highlighting both her creativity and early sense of personal style.
Melissa Long began her education in a local elementary school in Atlanta, where she demonstrated academic excellence. She continued her studies at a private high school in the same city and became an active member of the journalism club, where her passion for reporting and storytelling took further shape.
She pursued higher education at Syracuse University, earning dual degrees in Journalism and Policy Studies. Melissa graduated magna cum laude, signaling her high academic achievement. She later advanced her education by obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester in New York State.
Melissa Long's journalism career began in upstate New York, where she worked as a news reporter in Rochester and Utica. In addition to her reporting work, she also served as a professor at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, sharing her practical media knowledge with aspiring journalists.
She went on to work for several leading news organizations, including CNN, Bloomberg, and HLN (formerly known as CNN Headline News). Throughout her career, she has interviewed numerous notable individuals and covered a wide range of stories. Currently, Melissa is a news anchor for NBC’s 11Alive, a prominent television program in Atlanta.
Her successful journalism career has contributed to a reported net worth of approximately $1.5 million.
Melissa Long has kept her personal life largely private and has not publicly shared whether she is married. She resides in Los Angeles, where she enjoys expressing her creativity by experimenting with different hairstyles—an interest that began in her early years. Her professional success allows her a comfortable lifestyle, and she continues to be recognized for her contributions to broadcast journalism.
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