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The Author, Jane Velez-Mitchell
A notable television news journalist, Jane Velez-Mitchell is the host of the TV show "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell" which airs on HLN every night at 7p.m. ET and 4 p.m. PT.
"Addict Nation-An Intervention for America" is Jane Velez Mitchell's third book. It offers a view into our world from the unique perspective of a recovering addict, who asks the question: Are we headed for a dismal future marked by gluttony and greed? Are we already there? It suggests a blueprint for change and exposes the "pushers" who profit off our misery.
Velez-Mitchell's second book "iWant" was a New York Times Best Seller. It is a 12-step memoir describing her struggle to get sober and the unexpected journey that began after she walked away from alcohol in 1995.
In 2007, Velez-Mitchell wrote a non-fiction book for Touchstone, a division of Simon & Schuster, entitled Secrets Can Be Murder: What America's Most Sensational Crimes Tell Us About Ourselves. It's a psychological analysis of some of the most gruesome and fascinating crimes of recent times.
In the courtroom for the entire Michael Jackson molestation trial in 2005, Velez-Mitchell appeared daily on Nancy Grace. She often appears on CNN's Larry King Live reporting on high profile criminal cases, including the Casey Anthony case and the murder of little Sandra Cantu.
Velez-Mitchell previously spent more than a decade anchoring and reporting for KCAL-TV in Los Angeles . She also served as a reporter/anchor for eight years at WCBS-TV in New York City .
Velez-Mitchell 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.
While working at Celebrity Justice, Velez-Mitchell's reporting earned the show two Genesis Awards from the Humane Society of the United States .
Sandra Mohr, Co-Author
Sandra Mohr is an award-winning filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced Stock Shock, a powerful documentary about stock market manipulation. Coauthor of Addict Nation, Mohr also assisted Velez-Mitchell with her books Secrets Can Be Murder and iWant. Her company Mohr Productions, Inc. creates programming/commercials for TV and the Internet.
Age
110
Hometown
New York
Country
United States
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