Jane Velez-Mitchell

Jane Velez-Mitchell (b. September 29, 1955) is a television news journalist, often seen commenting on high-profile cases for CNN, MSNBC, Court TV, Fox News, E! and other national cable TV shows. She also frequently guest hosts for Nancy Grace on her CNN Headline News Show. Velez-Mitchell reported for the nationally syndicated Warner Brothers/Telepictures show "Celebrity Justice".

In the courtroom for the entire Michael Jackson molestation trial, Velez-Mitchell appeared daily on "Nancy Grace". She was featured on CNN’s "Larry King Live" on several occasions, including the evening of the verdict.

Velez-Mitchell previously spent more than a decade anchoring and reporting for KCAL-TV in Los Angeles. Prior to her role on Celebrity Justice and after leaving KCAL, she was a reporter and occasional fill-in anchor for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles. She also served as a reporter/anchor for eight years at WCBS-TV in New York City.

She is the recipient of a Los Angeles Emmy Award and a New York Emmy Award. The KCAL-TV newscasts she co-anchored won three Southern California Golden Mike Awards and an Emmy. She also wrote, directed and produced “Dancing Through Life,” an award-winning documentary.

Velez-Mitchell wrote "Secrets Can Be Murder: What America’s Most Sensational Crimes Tell Us About Ourselves," which delves into the secrets unearthed in more than twenty of the most widely covered murder cases of recent times. The book's premise is that, by studying the secrecy and deceit embedded in these tragic scenarios, we can learn to opt for honesty in our own lives and avoid similar outcomes.

Velez-Mitchell is openly lesbiancitation |title=The insider is out |first=Sean |last=Kennedy |periodical=The Advocate |date=June 17, 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-26 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_1009/ai_n26675202?tag=artBody;col1 ] and is well known as an animal rights advocate, a vegan and an environmentalist. While working at "Celebrity Justice", Velez-Mitchell’s reporting on animal cruelty earned the show two Genesis Awards from the Humane Society of the United States.

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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OFulBR5R2M TV Interview on The Gregory Mantell Show]