Norah O’Donnell

Norah O'Donnell: Biography in Details

Who is Norah O’Donnell?

Norah O’Donnell is an American Anchor and Managing Editor of CBS Evening News.

Likewise, she is also the substitute host for CBS’s Sunday morning show Face the Nation.

Similarly, she was also the Chief White House Correspondent for the network for a year.

She is currently the CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

In talking about her body measurements, Norah O’Donnell has a height of 5 feet 6 inches.

Additionally, she weighs is 60Kg. Furthermore, she has a measurement of 36-27-37 inches respectively.

Similarly, her hair color is brown and her eye color is blue. In addition, her dress size is 8 (US) and her shoe size is 8 (US).

How many siblings does Norah O’Donnell have?

Norah O’Donnell was born in Washington, D.C., the United States on January 23, 1974, to parents Francis O’Donnell and Norah O’Donnell.

How Old is Norah O’Donnell?

As of 2024, Norah O’Donnell is 49 years old.

Her father Francis was a US Army commander. Because of her dad’s profession, her family moved to different places including San Antonio, Texas, and Seoul, Korea.

Norah O’Donnell has two sisters namely, Francis O’Donnell and Mary O’Donnell.

She belongs to American nationality and Irish ethnicity. Her birth sign is Aquarius.

Education

Talking about her education, firstly, Norah O’Donnell attended Douglas MacArthur High School (San Antonio). Then, she attended Georgetown University.

Norah O’Donnell: Professional Life, Career

Talking about her profession, previously, Norah O’Donnell worked at CBS News.

Then, she worked at NBC News. Similarly, she has been affiliated with NBC News and MSNBC from the year 1999 to 2011.

Likewise, she has gained and experienced a lot of knowledge and popularity in order to be a successful one in the arena.

She has been the Washington Bureau Correspondent, Weekend Today rotating News anchor, and MSNBC Live fill-in anchor.

Besides that, from 2000 to 2011, Norah O’Donnell also worked as the Dateline NBC contributing correspondent.

From 2003 to 2011, she also worked as the NBC News White House correspondent, and from 2005 to 2011 she also worked as the Chief White House correspondent.

Then, Norah O’Donnell moved to CBS News initially as the Chief White House correspondent and later anchored the shows CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, and Face the Nation. Consequently, she has been admired as well as criticized.

Likewise, she has been heavily criticized by the conservatives for her interview with Sarah Palin, and in 2010 about the comments Newt Gingrich implied racist comments.

After Connie Chung and Katie Couric, she is the third woman to serve as the program’s nighttime anchor.

Norah O’Donnell’s contract with CBS News was extended on April 8, 2022, to retain her as anchor of CBS Evening News until the 2024 election and beyond.

Currently, she is Face the Nation fill-in host and correspondent, 60 Minutes correspondent, and CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor.

Awards, Nominations

In talking about her lifetime achievements and awards, she has won an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast.

Furthermore, she has been nominated for five other Emmy Awards.

How much is the net worth of Norah O’Donnell in 2024?

Norah O’Donnell has an estimated annual salary of around $8 million. Furthermore, her Net Worth is estimated at around $22 million as of 2024.

Feud with Gayle King

It was reported that pushed out Norah O’Donnell from CBS Morning and she called Norah ‘toxic’.

However, this was dismissed by both of them after getting a lot of attention from the media.

Social Media: Twitter, Instgaram, Facebook

Talking about her social media, Norah O’Donnell is active on social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

She has around 271.4K followers on Twitter.

In addition, she has more than 147K followers on Instagram. She has over 184.6k followers on Facebook.

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FAQ

Does Norah O'Donnell have melanoma?

• She did a check-up for a mole in May 2021 which was actually melanoma.

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