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Melissa Francis is the co-anchor of "The Call" (M-F, 11am-12pm ET). Before that, she covered energy.
Before joining CNBC, Francis served as a correspondent for CNET where she covered finance, technology and consumer products. During her tenure at CNET, she frequently provided reports for CNBC.
Before CNET, Francis worked as a weekend morning anchor and general assignment reporter for WFSB-TV (CBS) in Hartford, Conn. Prior, she served as a general assignment reporter at News 12, Edison, N.J.; WLNE-TV (ABC), Providence, R.I.; and WMUR-TV (ABC) in Manchester, N.H.
Francis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Harvard University where she also served as executive editor of the Harvard College Economist Magazine.

What few know is "Missy" was a very good child acrress with many awards:

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1986	Nominated	Young Artist Award	Best Young Actress - Guest in a Television Series for: "Hotel" (1983) For episode "Rallying Cry".
1986	Nominated	Young Artist Award	Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Special or Mini-Series for: "CBS Schoolbreak Special: The War Between the Classes (#3.1)" (1985)
1985	Won	Young Artist	Best Young Actress in a Family Film Made for Television for: Something About Amelia (1984) (TV)
1984	Won	Young Artist	Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for: Man, Woman and Child (1983)
1983	Nominated	Young Artist	Best Young Actress in a Drama Series for: "Little House on the Prairie" (1974)
1982	Nominated	Young Artist	Best Young Actress in a Television Series for: "Little House on the Prairie" (1974)

It is nice to see good news from child stars rather than the stories of drug abuse.

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