Amanda Drury

 Amanda Drury (born 5 May 1973[citation needed]) is an Australian journalist and anchor of news for CNBC hosting programming in business and finance from New York City. Drury was co-host of Street Signs in the USA from its inception until February 6 in 2015. She also has been on numerous CNBC shows as an expert in finance, business, and other topics. [citation needed] She received an associate's master's degree in fine arts Japanese and French at the University of Melbourne and attended the Australian Film, Radio and Television School.Drury began working in Japan as an international relations specialist. She began her career in broadcasting in radio before making the switch to television working for Bloomberg in Tokyo from 1999 to 2000. CNBC took her on in January 2001 and she was employed for eight years in the Asia-Pacific headquarters of Singapore. She was based in CNBC Sydney in 2009 before being transferred to CNBC's global headquarters in New Jersey in May 2010. Drury was co-anchored for "The Call" when she first was hired by CNBC USA. Drury has been on numerous CNBC shows and segments. She became the co-presenter of The Call (US version) in March 2011.Drury was a finalist in both the 2007 and 2008 Asian Television Awards in the category of Best News Presenter.