PERSON: Michael McKee

Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Radio

Economics editor

Michael McKee is the economics editor for Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Radio, covering market and political developments, economic trends, and central banks in the United States and around the globe. On television he provides "The Real Deal" insight and analysis of the day's news. On radio, McKee is the co-host of Bloomberg Radio's daily "Bloomberg On The Economy" program and "A Touch of Clash," a weekly political program with former Senator Al D'Amato and former Mayor Ed Koch.

At Bloomberg, McKee has covered European and Asia economies, Congress, the White House, the Federal Reserve, and the Treasury Department. He is a regular at many international economic gatherings, including meetings of the G-7, the World Bank and IMF, APEC, and the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Prior to joining Bloomberg in 1995, McKee covered politics for a variety of news organizations including Newsweek magazine. He covered Capitol Hill and spent 10 years at the White House reporting on Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton. He has reported from more than 50 countries on six continents.

McKee holds an undergraduate degree from Colorado State University, and has done graduate work in economics at Johns Hopkins University. He is based in New York City.

-- bloomberg.com