Jane Wells is currently a CNBC business news reporter, based in Los Angeles where she covers retail, agriculture and defense as well as reports on California's economy, West Coast real estate and Las Vegas. Wells also writes the blog "Funny Business" for CNBC.com covering a variety of unusual items. Wells came from CNBC's "Upfront Tonight" where she was senior correspondent.
Wells joined CNBC in 1996, providing special coverage of the O.J. Simpson civil case for "Rivera Live." Prior to joining CNBC, she was a correspondent for the Fox News Channel and Los Angeles reporter for NBC's flagship television station, WNBC, New York. Her television news career includes reporter positions with KTTV, Los Angeles; WTVJ, Miami; and, KOB, Albuquerque. She has also contributed international reports for CNN.
Wells has received numerous honors for her work including a 1992 Peabody Award and DuPont Award for her role in the live coverage of the Rodney King Trial. That same year, she earned a Los Angeles Emmy Award for her investigative reporting. She has also received UPI, Press Club and Emmy Awards for feature reporting, three Florida Emmy Awards for news reporting, and the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for team reporting.
Wells holds bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and philosophy from the University of Southern California, where she graduated with honors. She and her husband have two children and live in Los Angeles.
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