J’nelle N. Agee is multi-talented host, producer, and reporter based out of New York City.
During her career she’s interviewed numerous celebrities, influential sports figures, and emceed a variety of events, luncheons, and roundtables. She’s also appeared on CBS Mornings, The Today Show, The Tamron Hall Show and Oprah Daily.
J’nelle is a senior producer at Oprah Daily where she currently oversees all digital video content for the OprahDaily.com community and social media platforms.
She’s responsible for writing and producing franchises including The World According to Gayle with Gayle King and OG Chronicles with Oprah and Gayle. She also leads preproduction and postproduction of Oprah Winfrey’s The Life You Want Class and Oprah’s Book Club profiles and events.
Her team was recently named as a Webby Honoree.
J’nelle also serves as the Chief Production Officer for American Legacy Network Productions.
The New York native previously worked as a segment producer at NBC Universal for MSNBC’s live daily broadcast of MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin.
While at MSNBC, J’nelle covered a wide range of stories including the 2020 Election, Capitol Hill Riot, Coronavirus Pandemic, Supreme Court confirmations, and Impeachment. She also worked on breaking news teams for NBC News Specials, NBC News Now, and Peacock.
Prior to joining MSNBC, J’nelle was a multimedia reporter with Spectrum News and Verizon Fios News in New York’s Hudson Valley where she covered hundreds of impactful stories.
J’nelle is a proud alumna of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics.
She continued her education and earned her first master’s degree in Sports Management from Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies. She then obtained a second master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
It was during her time at Medill where J’nelle was credited as a Research Assistant on the PBS American Masters documentary, “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise.” It was recognized as a winner at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and also won a prestigious Peabody Award.
In 2022, J’nelle reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the world's tallest free-standing mountain in Africa. She along with 11 other women became the largest group of Black women to reach the summit.
For 15 years, J’nelle served as co-founder and board member of the Tommie Agee Foundation, which was created in honor of her father, 1969 World Champion New York Met Tommie Agee. To date, the foundation has raised over $500,000 and has supported numerous national research initiatives, local charities, and student scholarships.
J’nelle is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, The Links, Incorporated, and the National Association of Black Journalists.