Norah O’Donnell Biography
Norah O’Donnell is an American television journalist who is currently an anchor of the CBS Evening News, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, and current host of Person to Person. Previously she has worked with a number of mainstream media outlets throughout her career. Some of these outlets include a former co-anchor of CBS This Morning, a Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News, and a substitute host for CBS’s Sunday morning show Face the Nation.
Norah began her career by working as a staff writer for Roll Call, where she covered Congress. She spent twelve years of her career at the NBC networks. A commentator for the Today Show, Chief Washington Correspondent for MSNBC, and a White House correspondent for NBC News, Norah. He was also a contributing anchor for MSNBC Live and an anchor on Weekend Today.
O’Donnell reported for various NBC News broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Dateline NBC, and MSNBC. O’Donnell filled in for Chris Matthews as the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews and was a regular pundit for The Chris Matthews Show.
Norah O’Donnell Age
Norah is 50 years old as of 2024. She was born on January 23, 1974, in Washington, D.C., U.S. Norah celebrates her birthday on the 23rd of January every year, and her birth sign is Aquarius.
Norah O’Donnell Height
Norah stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.7m) and weighs 65kgs (143 lbs). She has a very attractive body figure and the measurements are 35-29-36 inches. She has blue eyes and blonde hair.
Norah O’Donnell Family
Norah was born in Washington, D.C. She is the daughter of Noreen Bernadette (O’Kane) and Francis Lawrence O’Donnell. Her mother is a medical doctor and her father is a US Army officer. Norah’s parents are both of Irish descent, with roots in Derry, Belfast, and Donegal.
Three of her grandparents were immigrants, and her maternal grandfather lived in the U.S. illegally for 16 years. When Norah was three, her family moved to San Antonio, Texas. When she was 10, the family spent two years in Seoul, living in Yongsan Garrison as her father was assigned to work there.
Norah O’Donnell Education
Norah attended Douglas MacArthur High School, where she graduated in 1991. She then attended Georgetown University, where she graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and a Master of Arts degree in liberal studies in 2003.
Norah O’Donnell Husband
Norah is happily married to her lovely husband Geoff Tracy a restaurateur. The couple met while attending Georgetown and got married in June 2001. Together they are blessed with three children twins, whom they named Grace and Henry born on May 20, 2007and Riley Norah Tracy, born on July 5, 2008. They reside in Washington, D.C., and New York City’s Upper West Side neighborhood.
Norah O’Donnell CBS
Norah is currently an anchor of the CBS Evening News, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, and current host of Person to Person. From the time she joined CBS, Norah has served as an anchor in a number of its highest-rated shows, filling in for Scott Pelley on the CBS Evening News multiple times, the first being October 10, 2011.
Previously Norah was a chief White House correspondent in 2011 and 2012, and later became a co-anchor on CBS This Morning in the fall of 2012. Norah was named anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News beginning on July 15, 2019. He was also to be the lead anchor of political events for the network and continue as a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes.
Norah becomes the third woman after Connie Chung and Katie Couric to serve as the program’s weeknight anchor. May 16, 2019, was Norah’s last broadcast of CBS This Morning. Norah extended her contract with CBS News on April 8, 2022, to remain as anchor of CBS Evening News, through the 2024 election and afterward.
Norah O’Donnell MSNBC
Before joining her current work Norah began her career as a staff writer for Roll Call, where she covered Congress. She spent twelve years of her career at the NBC networks. A commentator for the Today Show, Chief Washington Correspondent for MSNBC, and a White House correspondent for NBC News. Norah was also a contributing anchor for MSNBC Live and an anchor on Weekend Today.
She reported for a number of NBC News broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Dateline NBC, and MSNBC. However, Norah was also filling in for Chris Matthews as the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews. She was also a regular pundit for The Chris Matthews Show.
Norah O’Donnell Salary
Norah earns an annual salary of $8 million as of 2023 from her career as a journalist.
Norah O’Donnell Net worth
Norah has an estimated net worth of $22 million as of 2023 this includes her money and other assets. She has amassed this huge amount from her successful career as a journalist and her other sources of income.