About
Legendary American television journalist and news anchor who co-hosted NBCs Today show for 13 years, co-anchored Dateline NBC for over a decade, and currently serves as the anchor of the historic CBS News Sunday Morning broadcast.
Before Fame
Graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1972 before becoming the first woman to anchor a weeknight evening newscast in Chicago at WMAQ-TV.
Trivia
Inducted into the Broadcast and Cable Hall of Fame and honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award for her groundbreaking journalism career.
Family Life
Daughter of Richard and Mary Pauley. Married Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau in 1980; the couple have three children: twins Ross and Rachel, and son Thomas.
Associated With
Co-hosted NBCs Today alongside Tom Brokaw and Bryant Gumbel, shaping American morning television for generations.
