Blake Ellis Biography
Blake Ellis is an American reporter, Writer, and Author working for CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been working with the network since December 2009.
Blake Ellis Age
Ellis is 37 years old as of 2022. She was born in the year 1985 in the United States. Her exact date and month of birth are unknown.
Blake Ellis Height
Ellis stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall.
Blake Ellis Family
Ellis has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if she has any siblings.
Blake Ellis Husband
Ellis is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of her being in any past relationship with anyone.
Blake Ellis’s Net Worth
Ellis has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a reporter, Writer, and Author.
Blake Ellis Salary
She earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Blake Ellis Education
Ellis is a proud graduate of Kenyon College. She graduated in the year 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in International studies.
Blake Ellis Career
Ellis is an award-winning investigative reporter working for CNN. She has reported sexual abuse in nursing homes to one of the longest-running scams in history. The report inspired government investigation and legislative action. She has been working alongside her reporting partner, Melanie Hicken. They have been covering the investigation into the secret world of government debt collectors.
They won the prestigious Heywood Broun Award of Distinction and inspired lawmakers to take action with legislation aimed at closing the loophole highlighted in the stories. In addition to that, they were finalists for a Peabody Award for CNN’s coverage of guns in America and the two journalists have been honored by the International Association of Broadcasting.
Moreover, they have covered the National Endowment for Financial Education, the National Press Club, the National Association of Consumer Advocates, and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Ellis was also honored with awards from the Society of American Business Newswomen’s Club of New York, Editors, and Writers.
From September 2009 to December 2009 she was an Editorial intern for Bloomberg News. While at the station she reported on refinery and nuclear plant outages and disruptions. They included crude oil, and ethanol, and wrote daily stories for the Bloomberg terminal on U.S. nuclear output.
Previously, Blake was working for Fortune Magazine, where she served as an Editorial intern for 3 months. Ellis reported and wrote articles for fortunes.com; conducted research for editors; helped compile and write the Fortune rankings and fact-checked stories.
Blake Ellis Fortune Small Business magazine
Prior to working for Fortune Magazine, she was serving as an Editorial Intern for Fortune Small Business magazine from June 2008 to August 2008· While working in the station Ellis wrote articles, researched, fact-checked for magazine and website, and developed pitches.
Before that, she worked for The Star (Amman, Jordan) serving as a Staff Reporter for 4 months. She featured articles and wrote news, and copy-edited for Jordan’s English-language newspaper. Furthermore, Blake also reported on conducting interviews involving the translation of Arabic to English.
Previously, she was serving as an Editorial Intern for Islamica Magazine from September 2007 to December 2007. While at the station Ellis conducted in-depth research, transcribed interviews online, printed, fact-checked, compiled articles, and Copy edited.
Blake Ellis Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on Twitter. She has over 4k followers on her Twitter accounts