Jane Velez-Mitchell Biography
Jane Velez-Mitchell is a journalist and author who specializes in vegan lifestyles, animal rights, addiction, and social justice. She hosts Jane Velez-Mitchell, a topical event-driven show that features Jane’s unique take on the day’s big stories, as well as other voices expressing a wide range of opinions.
Jane Velez-Mitchell Age
Mitchell is 65 years old as of 2021. She was born on 29 September 1956 in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Jane Velez-Mitchell Height
Mitchell stands at a height of 5 feet 2 inches(1.57 m).
Jane Velez-Mitchell Family
Mitchell is the son of a Rican mother and an Irish American father and has been at the center of numerous headline news stories for decades.
Jane Velez-Mitchell Partner
Mitchell is openly gay. She has not shared any information regarding her loving parents, in 2022. Nonetheless, we will update the site as soon as we get more intel from our trusted sources of information as quickly as possible.
Jane Velez-Mitchell Books
In 2007, Mitchell published the nonfiction book Secrets Can Be Murder: What America’s Most Sensational Crimes Teach Us About Ourselves. The premise of the book is that by studying the secrecy and deceit embedded in more than twenty widely publicized murder cases in these tragic scenarios, we can learn to choose honesty in our own lives and avoid similar outcomes.
Velez-memoir Mitchell’s on addiction recovery, iWant: My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life, was published in September 2009. Addict Nation: an Intervention for America, Velez-third Mitchell’s book, was published in February 2011. This book investigates what Velez-Mitchell sees as rising levels of addiction in the United States to both illegal drugs and legal phenomena such as the Internet, prescription drugs, and fast food. Exposed: The Secret Life of Jodi Arias, Velez-fourth Mitchell’s book, was released in August 2013 and debuted at #5 on the New York Times Bestseller list. The story follows Jodi Arias’ life leading up to the murder of her ex-boyfriend and the subsequent murder trial.
Jane Velez-Mitchell Career
She is the founder of #JaneUnChained, a digital news network for animal rights and the vegan lifestyle that features vegan festivals, animal rights conferences, organizations, vegan restaurants, and cooking from more than 60 volunteer contributors from around the world. The videos are sourced from Velez-Facebook Mitchell’s page, which received 16.5 million video views in 2017. The network is a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Marina del Rey, California. JaneUnChained debuted “New Day New Chef,” a vegan cooking series for Amazon Prime Video, in 2019. Countdown to Year Zero, a documentary starring Dr. Sailesh Rao, was also released that year by JaneUnChained.
Jane Velez-Mitchell hosted her own show on HLN for six years, taking over for Glenn Beck, who moved to Fox News Channel. She is frequently seen on CNN, TruTV, E!, and other national cable TV shows commenting on high-profile cases. Velez-Mitchell is a frequent guest host on Nancy Grace’s Headline News show. Velez-Mitchell worked as a correspondent for the nationally syndicated show Celebrity Justice (produced by corporate sibling Telepictures). She also fills in as a host on HLN’s Showbiz Tonight. Jane Velez-show Mitchell’s on HLN was canceled in October 2014.
She stated that she attended New York University while covering a story about sororities on her television show Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell. She was present in the courtroom throughout Michael Jackson’s child sexual abuse trial. Velez-Mitchell appeared on Nancy Grace every day during the trial. She appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live several times, including the night of the verdict. She founded JaneUnchained, a social media news outlet focusing on social justice, in November 2014.
The Farm Animal Rights Movement presented Velez-Mitchell with the Celebrity Animal Activist Award at the Animal Rights 2009 National Conference in Los Angeles, California in July 2009. Velez-reporting Mitchell’s on animal cruelty for Celebrity Justice earned the show two Genesis Awards from the Humane Society of the United States. In 2010, she received another Genesis Award for her show “Issues,” and VegNews magazine named her Media Maven of the Year. Mercy for Animals presented her with the Compassionate Leadership Award in 2013.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund honored her in 2014 for her efforts to combat animal cruelty. She was honored with the Nanci Alexander Award at PETA’s 35th-anniversary celebration in 2015. The Animal Legal Defense Fund honored her in 2014 for her efforts to combat animal cruelty. She was honored with the Nanci Alexander Award at PETA’s 35th-anniversary celebration in 2015. Soroptimist International honored her with the Ruby Award in January 2010 for her coverage of the “War on Women” on her television show. Her efforts to combat animal cruelty were recognized by the Animal Legal Defense Fund in 2014. In 2015, she received the Nanci Alexander Award at PETA’s 35th-anniversary celebration.
