Nancy Naeve was born and raised in Spencer, Iowa. In 1990, she graduated from the University of South Dakota with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication and a minor in Spanish. In June 1992, Naeve joined the KSFY-TV news team. In 1999, she and Mitch Krebs became co-anchors of the 6 PM and 10 PM newscasts at KSFY-TV until Krebs departure a few years later. Later, Nancy co-anchored with Shawn Cable every weekday morning on KSFY News from 5-7 AM. She left that post in May 2015. Nancy received the Tom Brokaw award in 2005.