Janelle Burrell Biography
Janelle Burrell is a morning and lunchtime co-anchor for CBS3 Eyewitness News on Philadelphia’s KYW-TV with Jim Donovan (CBS 3).
How old is Janelle Burrell? – Age
She was born in 1983 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She turned 39 years in 2022.
Where did Janelle Burrell go to school? – Education
Janelle majored in English with a Biology minor at Penn State University. She had her first taste of broadcasting as an intern at WPSU-TV, a public television station in Central Pennsylvania. She works as an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she enjoys working with students.
Janelle Burrell – Family
She is the daughter of Poughkeepsie, New York residents Yhavier M. Burrell and Lloyd G. Burrell Jr. Her dad is a mechanical engineer who specializes in semiconductor processing. He works for GlobalFoundries in East Fishkill, New York, a semiconductor manufacturing. Burrell’s mother works as a registered nurse at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie.
Janelle Burrell Husband – Wedding
Derricke Dennis, a nationally syndicated morning radio news anchor, is Burrell’s wife. At a journalism convention in July 2010, they met. On 30 October 2015, they married at the Liberty House, a venue in Jersey City’s Liberty State Park.
Janelle Burrell’s surgery
She underwent surgery to treat a variety of medical concerns. She gave her Instagram followers notice of her absence by posting a photo of herself in a hospital bed. In the caption of the post, she reassured worried followers that her operation went well, thanking the “great physicians and their medical team” for taking care of her.

Janelle Burrell’s Height
Burrell stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches tall.
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What is Burrell’s Salary?
Her salary is predicted to be $174,871 per year.
Burrell’s Net Worth
She is paid a net worth of $1 million approximately.
Janelle Burrell Career
Janelle began working for CBS 3 in 2013 after working for WCBS in New York City as a general assignment reporter and anchor. She was also a part of the CBSN New York anchor crew that helped establish the station’s digital channel.
Janelle assisted WCBS News in covering major events such as Pope Francis’ visit to New York, the 2014 Super Bowl, and the terrorist truck attack on Manhattan’s West Side. She also disclosed a purported cover-up in New York City’s public housing system. Janelle previously worked as a reporter for News 12 Westchester and Time Warner Cable News in Binghamton. She also worked for WNYW Fox 5 and MSNBC in New York.