Chloe Melas

Chloe Melas on the set of VH1's "The Gossip Table" in 2015.

Chloe Melas (born Chloe Elizabeth Melas on July 11, 1986 in Atlanta Georgia) is a New York based entertainment reporter for CNN. Formerly she was the Senior Entertainment Reporter at HollywoodLife.com and the host of VH1's morning TV show, The Gossip Table.

Early life

Chloe was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Dallas, Texas, where she attended the Episcopal School of Dallas. Chloe is half Greek, and is the descendant of the legendary Hellenic warrior, Pavlos Melas. Her mother, Elizabeth Murphy-Melas, is a children's author and her father, George Melas, is an architect. Chloe played competitive classical piano from the age of 4 up until she went to college to pursue journalism. Chloe attended Auburn University where she majored in Radio/TV/Film and minored in Political Science. While at Auburn, Chloe hosted the University's student run TV station, Eagle Eye.[1] Chloe was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and spent one semester studying abroad in London. During her senior year, she interned for Comedy Central's The Colbert Report.

Career

Upon graduating in 2008, Chloe moved to New York and landed a job at CNN as a News Assistant. She left in 2009, after meeting editor Bonnie Fuller and helped her launch HollywoodLife.com. Chloe eventually became the site's Senior Entertainment Reporter, covering events, interviewing celebrities, and breaking news stories. In 2010, she hosted her own weekend entertainment segment on NYC's Fox 5. In 2011, she also became the host of Penske Media Corporation's ENTV, where she filmed spots for ION, Yahoo!, and Vodaphone.

In 2013, Chloe became one of the hosts of VH1's morning show, The Gossip Table.[2][3][4] The show ran for four seasons until it was cancelled in September 2015.[5]

In 2014, Chloe joined the WPIX team as their weekly Hot List contributor,[6] where she discussed the biggest entertainment news of the week every Friday morning.[7][8]

Chloe has been a contributor on Fox & Friends, HLN, The Wendy Williams Show,[9] The Insider, The Today Show, and more.

In 2015, Chloe became the brand ambassador for women's clothing line, Maggy London.[10][11]

Personal life

In 2012, Chloe met NYC restaurateur and President of Paige Hospitality Group's Brian Mazza.[12] They were married at Grace Church in 2014, followed by a black tie reception at Capitale.[13] Currently they reside together in Manhattan.

References

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