Prior to joining FNC, Janice Dean was the news editor and entertainment reporter for on WFAN-New York and simulcast nationally on MSNBC. Before working on WFAN, Dean was a weekend on-air traffic reporter for CBS 2 New York. Before that, she was at CHUM Limited in Ottawa, Canada where she held numerous positions such as a morning news anchor for "Breakfast at the New RO," producer and host of "The Broad Perspective," on CFRA and an anchor for KOOL-FM. From 1998-2001, Dean hosted various radio programs in Houston, Texas at affiliates including: Metro Networks, KODA-FM, KKBQ-FM and KLDE-FM.

Dean began her career Ottawa, Canada at CHEZ-FM where she was a morning show co-host, reporter and DJ. In 1997, she was an on-camera weather host at CBOT Television. Dean received an honors diploma from Algonquin College, in Radio & Television Broadcasting.

Janice is a member of the American Meteorological Society and was awarded the AMS Seal of Approval in 2009.