Jane Wells
Jane Wells is a Special Correspondent at CNBC. She develops features, special reports, and series for the business news channel. She also contributes to the breaking news coverage of CNBC. Wells is an award-winning broadcast journalist with over 30 years of experience in the news media. She has been a television news reporter since 1983, placing a particular concentration on business news since 2000. Wells is also a regular speaker and moderator for events, usually with a financial or business focus. She also mentors younger women in the media industry.
Jane Wells Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Special Correspondent
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Lecturer
Academic History
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BA in Broadcast Journalism and Philosophy
- Wells has been a CNBC reporter for more than 20 years.
- Upon joining CNBC in 1996, she provided special coverage of the O.J. Simpson civil case for “Rivera Live.”
- She also served as a senior correspondent for CNBC’s “Upfront Tonight.”
- She also helped create the “Strange Success” franchise for CNBC Make It.
- She recently covered retail, agriculture, and defense as well as reports on California’s economy, West Coast real estate, and Las Vegas for the network.
JOURNALISM
- Prior to joining CNBC, she was a correspondent for the Fox News Channel and Los Angeles reporter for NBC’s flagship television station, WNBC, in 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.
AWARDS
- 1992 Peabody Award and DuPont Award - for her role in the live coverage of the Rodney King Trial
- 1992 Los Angeles Emmy Award - for her investigative reporting
- United Press International, Press Club, and Emmy Awards - for feature reporting
- Three Florida Emmy Awards - for news reporting
- Investigative Reporters and Editors Award - for team reporting