BREAKING: Amanda Drury Getting Permanent Anchor Job On CNBC

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 26, 2010—CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced that CNBC Asia’s Amanda Drury will be joining the network’s U.S. team as an anchor on CNBC’s Business Day programming, effective May 10th, based at the network’s headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Drury’s initial assignment will be to co-anchor “The Call” (11AM-12PM ET), filling in for Melissa Francis who will be on maternity leave.

“Amanda is one of the smartest and most talented business news anchors anywhere in the world and we are very excited that she is joining our U.S. team,” said Jeremy Pink, SVP Business News, CNBC.

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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/amanda-drury-joining-us-team-as-anchor-on-cnbc-2010-4#ixzz0mDpO5BCu

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