Mellissa Fung Biography, Career, CBC, Leaves CBC, Under an Afghan Sky, Age, Spouse, Now and NetWorth

Mellissa Fung Biography

Mellissa Fung, a journalist at CBC News was born around 1972 and 1973 in Hong Kong. She moved with her family to Vancouver when she was at the age of four. Her father is Kellog Fung and her mother is Joyce Fung. She has one sister. 

Mellissa was abducted in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2008 on her assignment to cover Canadian Military Presence.

After moving to Vancouver, Mellissa studied at an all-girls Catholic high school. She later joined and graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1994. She also received a master’s degree from Columbia School of Journalism in 1995.

Mellissa Fung Career | Mellissa Fung Leaves CBC

Fung reported for CBC-TV News in Vancouver between February 2001 and November 2003. Since December 2003, she has served as a national reporter for CBC Television, working out of Toronto and Washington, DC.

Mellissa started her career at CBC-TV News in 2001 in Vancouver. She then served as a national reporter for CBC Television in Toronto and Regina where she covers numerous topics on both Canadian and world affairs.

She is currently working with CBC News and also appears regularly as a field correspondent on The National.

Mellissa Fung Now

Stories covered by Mellissa Fung

  • The Robert Pickton trial,
  • The 2003 SARS outbreak in Canada in the US,
  • The trial of Mike Danton,
  • The 2007 Saskatchewan provincial election,
  • 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and
  • Uncovering Canada’s international sales of toxic asbestos.
  • She was sent on two assignment to Afghanistan to cover the Canadian military presence in both 2007 and 2008 but she was kidnapped in her second assignment in 2008

Mellissa wrote a book about her experience after she was released from Afghanistan ‘Under an Afghan Sky – A Memoir of Captivity’.

Mellissa Fung Age

Fung is about 47 years of age as of 2019. She was born around 1972 and 1973 in Hong Kong.

Mellissa Fung Networth

Fung net worth is under review. It will be updated soon.

Mellissa Fung Spouse | Mellissa Fung and Paul Workman

Fung partner is Paul Workman who is also a Canadian Journalist. Paul Workman is a Canadian journalist. He is the CTV News LONDON, GB, Bureau Chief, submitting his first document on February 3, 2009. Workman used to be formerly the South Asia Bureau Chief based totally in New Delhi, India. Prior to becoming a member of CTV News on July 13, 2006, he was a journalist for CBC News for over twenty years. Workman is guest-hosting the science news show Daily Planet on Discovery Channel.

Mellisa book – Under an Afghan Sky Video

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