Blake Ellis Biography
Blake Ellis is an American anchor and reporter working for CNN as a Senior Writer, CNN Investigates. He joined the CNN news team in February 2012, after previously working for Bloomberg News.
Blake Ellis Career
Ellis is a CNN news reporter who has won awards. Her work has shown a lot of different things, from widespread sexual abuse in care homes to one of the biggest scams in history. It has also led lawmakers to take action and the government to look into it. Ellis and her longtime reporting partner Melanie Hicken did a groundbreaking investigation into the secret world of government debt collectors. Their work won the prestigious Heywood Broun Award of Distinction and sparked lawmakers to pass laws that closed the loophole that the stories showed.
The two reporters have been recognized by the International Association of Broadcasters, the National Press Club, the National Endowment for Financial Education, the Radio Television Digital News Association, and the National Association of Consumer Advocates for their work on CNN’s coverage of guns in America. They were finalists for a Peabody Award. There were also awards for Ellis from the Newswomen’s Club of New York and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Ellis talks about her investigations on CNN and other TV and radio shows daily.
In 2007 before she graduated, she interned at Islamica Magazine as an Editor where she copy-edited, fact-checked, compiled articles, conducted in-depth research, and transcribed interviews for online and print. In the same year, she also interned at The Star as a staff Reporter. She worked as an Editorial intern at Fortune Small Business Magazine where she wrote articles, researched, developed pitches, and fact-checked for magazine and websitein 2008. After there, she went to Fortune Magazine as an Editorial intern. There, she wrote articles for Fortune.com, helped compile and write the Fortune rankings, and conducted research for editors.
She also worked at Bloomberg News as an Editorial intern for four months. However, her first paying job was at CNN Business where she joined as a personal Finance Reporter and writer in New York City Area. Moreover, in March 2014, she became the Senior Writer where she reported and wrote about topics including debt, credit, and banking. Due to this, she took a unique approach to the personal finance beat with coverage ranging from financial challenges. In March 2015, she was promoted to Senior Writer, Investigations in the Greater New York City Area. In addition, Ellis studied at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies in 2009. She used to write about personal finances for CNNMoney.
Blake Ellis Salary
Ellis earns a salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Blake Ellis Net Worth
Ellis has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which she has earned through her career as a Senior Writer.
Blake Ellis Age
Ellis was born in 1985, in the United States. She is 38 years old as of 2023. She has not disclosed any details concerning her date and month of birth. However, this information will be updated when available.
Blake Ellis Height and Weight
Ellis stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.67m) and weighs 55kgs (121 lbs)
Blake Ellis Family
Ellis likes to keep her personal life private hence she has neither disclosed the names of her parent nor those of her siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Blake Ellis Husband and Children
Ellis has not disclosed her relationship status as she is very private with her personal life. However, this information will be updated when available.
Blake Ellis Social Media Platform
Ellis is very active on her Twitter, and Instagram pages. Moreover, she has 4.7k followers on Twitter and 1.6k followers on Instagram.