Janelle Wang Bio, Age, Height, NBC Bay Area, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, and Husband

Janelle Wang Bio, Wiki

Janelle Wang is an American Anchor/ Reporter working for NBC Bay Area  serving the station as a News anchor. She has been working with this station since July 2011. 

Janelle Wang Age

Wang manages to keep information regarding her dates of birth away from the limelight. An update of her age will be done once she has made the information public. However, judging from her appearance, she might be in her 40s.

Janelle Wang Height

Wang stands at the height of 5 feet 3 Inches tall.

Janelle Wang Education

Wang attended a local high school. Later, she enrolled at UC San Diego Public University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

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Janelle Wang Career

Wang works at NBC Bay Area where she anchors NBC Bay Area News weeknights at 5 p.m. with co-anchor Raj Mathai. Additionally, she also reports for NBC Bay Area News at 6 p.m. Moreover, Janelle has won 3 Emmys for her coverage of the Valley Fire in Middletown, and the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland since she joined NBC Bay Area. In addition to that, she has traveled to Sochi, Russia to cover the Winter Olympics and Kansas City to cover the San Francisco Giant’s World Series victory. Prior to spent joining NBC Bay Area, Wang worked at KGO-TV ABC7 in San Francisco serving as a reporter. While at KGO-TV ABC7, she reported on stories ranging from the deadly San Bruno gas fire to the steroid scandal in professional sports.

She as well covered the Scott Peterson murder trial. Where people as far away as South America and Europe read her daily trial notes from inside the courtroom. When she was at KGO-TV, Janelle hosted the afternoon talk show “The View from the Bay” for its entire 4-year run. Guests were: President Jimmy Carter, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and TV host Oprah Winfrey. Her popularity and viewer appeal on that show landed her a guest co-hosting spot with Regis Philbin on “Live with Regis and Kelly.” During her free time, she enjoys hiking and golfing with her family. She is a keen San Francisco Giants and 49ers fan. At times she spends her time promoting cancer awareness and encouraging people to join the National Marrow Donor Registry.

Janelle Wang’s Net Worth

In Wang’s career as a news anchor, she has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.

Janelle Wang Salary

She receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.

Janelle Wang’s Parents and Siblings

Wang was born and raised in the United States, she manages to keep information regarding her parents and whether or not she has any siblings away from the limelight. An update of her family information will be done when available.

Janelle Wang Husband/ Spouse

Wang is married to Matt Nelson since December 2009. Her husband is a San Francisco attorney.

Janelle Wang Kids

Wang and her husband Matt welcomed their first baby girl together in March 2016. The couple named their daughter Hailey. Furthermore, she is often sharing pictures and videos of her daughter on her Instagram page.

Janelle Wang NBC Bay Area

Wang works at NBC Bay Area where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Jessica Aguirre
  2. Laura Garcia
  3. Marcus Washington
  4. Vianey Arana
  5. Terry McSweeney
  6. Kari Hall
  7. Mike Inouye
  8. Kira Klapper
  9. Rob Mayeda
  10. Scott McGrew

Janelle Wang Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 12k followers, around 11k followers on her Facebook page, and about 10k followers on her Instagram account.

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