 The nation's leading commentator on personal finance, with books and columns read by millions, Mrs. Quinn is an award-winning Newsweek columnist, writing on issues affecting personal finance. Mrs. Quinn is also a newspaper columnist, whose twice-weekly column is syndicated by The Washington Post to more than 250 newspapers. She is the author of the best-seller Making the Most of Your Money, a comprehensive guide to planning your personal finances, published by Simon & Schuster. Her book, Jane Bryant Quinn's Money Book, was a Book of the Month Club Selection and also a bestseller. A TV personality, Mrs. Quinn worked for ten years for CBS News, first on the CBS Morning News, then on the Evening News with Dan Rather. In 1988, she hosted her own program on personal finance, a series called Take Charge! that ran on Public Broadcasting System. She now appears twice-weekly on ABC's "The Home Show" and is a frequent guest on Good Morning America, Nightline, and other programs. Named by World Almanac as one of the 25 most influential women in the United States, Mrs. Quinn is the winner of the coveted Emmy Award for outstanding coverage of news on television. She also won the John Hancock Award for excellence in Business and Financial Journalism; the Janus Award for excellence in television reporting; and she is a three-times winner of the National Press Club Award for Consumer Journalism. She has twice won the National Headliner Award, and has been honored by the Consumer Federation of America for Outstanding Consumer Media Service. Formerly, Mrs. Quinn was co-founder, editor, and general manager of the McGraw-Hill Personal Finance Letter, a sophisticated newsletter of financial advice. She has also been a reporter, then co-editor, of The Insider's Newsletter, a consumer newsletter formerly published by Look magazine. A frequent speaker and panelist at business conventions and universities, Mrs. Quinn is a spokesperson to all generations on how to handle their money and how to protect themselves in difficult times.
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