Melissa Knowles Biography

Melissa Knowles is an American anchor and correspondent working at CNN. She has been working for the station since joining in 2014.

Melissa Knowles Career

Knowles serves as the correspondent for “Morning Express with Robin Meade” on CNN/HLN in Atlanta. She was previously working at Yahoo! where she served as the host of “Trending Now.” In addition to this role at Yahoo!, she also enclosed Super Bowl XLVII and The Summer Olympic Games in London. She had previously worked at BET News where she served as a correspondent and managed to enclose the presidential inauguration in 2013. Prior to that, she worked at Fox Sports where she served as a sideline reporter and anchor and enclosed the Detroit Pistons.

Knowles also spent several years working at ESPN where he served as the anchor of “Big 12 This Week” a weekly college sports show aimed at the Big 12 Conference that broadcasts nationally. She went to Southern Methodist University where she studied undergraduate studies. In addition to that, she also worked at The Daily Campus where she served as a staff writer. She attained her Bachelor of Arts degree from SMU at the Meadows School of the Arts in 2004.

After she graduated from college, she started working at Channel One News where she served as an anchor. Whenever she is not working, she enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends. She also enjoys practicing yoga and cooking in her free time.

Melissa Knowles Age

Knowles is 41 years old. was born in 1982 in Houston, Texas in the United States of America. She likes to keep her personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the month she was born. It is therefore not known when she celebrates her birthday.

Melissa Knowles Height

Knowles stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 7 inches.

Melissa Knowles Family/ Sister

Knowles is the daughter of Lonnie R. Knowles(father) who are a defense attorney in Houston and her mother whose information has not been disclosed. She was raised alongside her siblings, Brian Knowles, a blogger, and photographer, Ayanna Knowles who works at Me, Myself & I, and Malcolm L. Knowles who works as a songwriting program developer at Writopia Lab.

Melissa Knowles Husband

Knowles is a married woman. She is married to Scott Bernstein. Bernstein is the VP at Dynamic Resources. The couple married in November 2017 and has a son Beckham Henry Bernstein, born on September 13, 2018. Henry is 5 years old.

Is Melissa Knowles Husband White?

Yes, her husband, Scott is white.

Melissa Knowles Net Worth

Knowles has an estimated net worth of $5 Million which she has earned through being a correspondent.

Melissa Knowles Salary

Knowles earns an annual salary ranging from $40,000 – $ 110,500.

Is Melissa Knowles related to Beyonce

In an interview in Sister Circle, Melissa said that a lot of people ask if she’s related to Beyonce because of her name Knowles, she responded by saying that she doesn’t know if she’s related to Beyonce and they have never hung out before. She did admit though that their fathers look alike and maybe they could be first cousins.

Melissa Knowles CNN

Knowles works at CNN where she works alongside other famous CNN anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

1. Roland Martin
2. Sara Sidner
3. Erin Mclaughlin
4. Alex Marquardt
5. Jean Casarez
6. Dylan Byers
7. Katrina Pierson
8. Irin Carmon
9. Natasha Curry
10. Christi Paul
11. Pamela Brown
12. Gloria Borger

The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Knowles.