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| May LEE |
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| Broadcast Journalist, Founder & CEO of Lotus Media House, Host of The May Lee Show (Singapore) |
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May Lee has been a broadcast journalist/host for more than 18 years as both a US based and international anchor, host and correspondent.
She is the founder and CEO of Lotus Media House Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based production company that is currently developing "The May Lee Show", the first pan-Asia talk show for today's modern woman.
Before starting up Lotus Media House Pte. Ltd. in August 2005, May was the primary anchor for CNBC Asia. She anchored "CNBC Tonight", a two-hour, nightly business program shown around the Asian region.
Prior to CNBC, she was with the US network ABC News in New York as a national news anchor and in the Los Angeles bureau as a national correspondent.
In 1999, May joined the dynamic new women's network, Oxygen Media, founded by Oprah Winfrey. May hosted the flagship show, "Pure Oxygen", a two-hour talk show, which covered everything from pop culture, to lifestyle, to advocacy. She also hosted a monthly, adventure travel show, "Trippin' Out with May Lee". May was the creator, host and executive producer of the travel program. Highlights include trekking to Mt. Everest, horseback riding in Patagonia and biking in Ireland.
From 1997 to 1999, May was the primary anchor for CNN International out of Hong Kong. She anchored two nightly, programs as well as the weekend magazine show, "Inside Asia". Some of the many stories she covered during her time in Hong Kong include the Hong Kong Handover, the Asian Financial Crisis and the downfall of Indonesian President Suharto. Before transferring to Hong Kong, May was the correspondent for CNN in Tokyo where she covered breaking stories such as the Kobe earthquake and the Sarin gas attack on Tokyo subways.
May has also worked with NHK in Japan, WKEF in Ohio, KRCR in California and KPIX in San Francisco where she first began her broadcast television career while attending Mills College in Oakland, California. There she attained her B.A. in Communications.
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