Is Kelly Evans married? Her husband’s name is Eric Chemi who is a CNBC’s sports reporter who has covered a number of biggest breaking news stories and also interviewed industry executives, owners, commissioners as well as hall-of-fame players. The couple celebrated their wedding on April 22, 2017. The couple became blessed with their first child as a son on 5 July 2018.
As per the article published on NBCnews.com on September 30, 2019, Kelly Evans along with the other three CNBC’s leading ladies (Sara Eisen, Leslie Picker and Aditi Roy) are pregnant. Evans and her spouse Chemi who is a CNBC’s sports reporter who has covered a number of biggest breaking news stories have expanded their family life by being the parents to two children. Scroll down to explore more interesting personal facts and biography of Evans:
Who is Kelly Evans?
Born as Kelly Evans, she landed the planet on July 17, 1985, which makes her age be 35 years old as of 2020. By profession, she is an American journalist best known for her appearance in Power Lunch on the CNBC business news channel as a co-anchor. Before joining CNBC, she has worked for The Wall Street Journal as an economics reporter. She is also noted for hosting the daily “News Hub” on WSJ.com.
Early Life and Education
Evans was born in 1985 and her place of birth is in Hartford, Connecticut, the United States of America. Talking about her family background she was born to the American parents where her father’s name is Dave Evans. The name of Evans’ mother isn’t provided in her wiki. She spent most of her childhood days in Lexington, Virginia along with her sister.
Regarding her education and academic achievements, she went to Rockbridge County High School where she was active on sports and showed a deep interest in track, cross-country and lacrosse. In her sophomore year, she was able to secure eighth place in the Virginia cross-country state championships and eight letters in lacrosse.
For her higher studies, she went to Washington and Lee University on a four-year where she was able to grab full-academic scholarship. She was the co-captain of the lacrosse team for women and was able to be named as four-time scholar-athlete. She earned her B.A., magna cum laude majoring in business journalism.
Career and Professional Life
Evans started her career soon after completing her graduation in 2007 from Washington and Lee University. She was employed by The Wall Street Journal where she contributed to publishing articles related to real estate and economics. Later, she started reporting for the Global Economics Bureau. She also worked for the column “Ahead of the Tape” as a writer. Further, she served The Wall Street Journal called “News Hub” on WSJ.com which is the daily online program.
She started making her appearance on the small screen as a guest in various news programs of networks like Russia Today, Fox News and CBS. She joined CNBC in 2012 where she initially worked as the host of CNBC Europe’s “Worldwide Exchange” by replacing former host Ern Burnett. At that time, she was based in London, England. The following year, she turned as the new co-anchor for “Closing Bell” for which she moved to CNBC’s headquarters in New Jersey. She turned as the new co-anchor of CNBC’s business show “Squawk on the Street” on May 17, 2013. She was replaced by Sara Eisen for anchoring Closing Bell in late 2013.
Personal Life
Kelly Evans is married to television reporter Eric Chemi since April 22, 2017. Their first child was born as a son on 5 July 2018. Evans and her spouse Chemi are having a perfect time together and there seems no chance of them getting separated or divorced. Further, there are no past relationship records of Evans.
Body Measurements
American journalist Kelly Evans stands at a tall height of 5 feet and 11 inches. She is said to be weighing about 58 kilograms or 127 lbs which makes her perfectly balanced. She is an amazing maintained body statistics of 35-23-34 inches. Evans is blessed with blue eyes and grey-black hair. The reason behind Evans’s fitness and maintained personality might be her scheduled workout and regular diet plans.
Salary and Net worth
The co-anchor of CNBC’s Power Lunch, Kelly Evans has an estimated net worth of 3 million USD. She has been in the journalism industry for over a decade and has worked for renowned media like The Wall Street Journal, WSJ.com and CNBC. She is receiving an impressive amount of salary that has been influencing her rising net worth every year.
Wiki and Facts
The biography of Kelly Evans is prepared by various wiki sites including Wikipedia. She is active on Twitter@KellyCNBC where she is being followed by more than 12k followers. Her Facebook account is available @KellyEvansCNBC where she has garnered more than 9k followers.