One recent story was about a 34-year-old Portland woman who got paid for cuddling people[2] and a college student who invented a special beer shelf that made him a millionaire.

[3] She has worked for CNBC for more than 20 years, including earlier stints covering retail, agriculture and defense as well as news about the California economy, West Coast real estate and Las Vegas trends.

Wells was a correspondent for the Fox News Channel and Los Angeles reporter for NBC's flagship television station, WNBC, New York City.

Her career includes reporter positions with KTTV, Los Angeles; WTVJ, Miami; and, KOB, Albuquerque.

In 1989, while working for KTTV she ventured into the infamous Watts' Imperial Courts housing project to uncover the story of gangs threatening local residents.

The experience was broadcast to give others a sense of the daily struggles of residents living in inner-city public housing projects.