1. Norah Morahan O'Donnell was born on January 23,1974 and is an American television journalist who is a senior correspondent for CBS News and a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes, She is the host of occasional Person to Person interview specials.
Norah O'Donnell's parents are both of Irish descent, with roots in Derry, Belfast, and County Donegal.
When Norah O'Donnell was three, her family moved to San Antonio, Texas.
Norah O'Donnell then went on to attend 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 worked as a staff writer for Roll Call, where she covered Congress.
Norah O'Donnell spent twelve years of her career at the NBC networks.
Norah O'Donnell reported for various NBC News broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Dateline NBC, and MSNBC.
Norah O'Donnell filled in for Chris Matthews as host of Hardball with Chris Matthews and was a regular pundit for The Chris Matthews Show.
Norah O'Donnell was chief White House correspondent in 2011 and 2012, and became a co-anchor on CBS This Morning in fall of 2012.
On May 6,2019, Susan Zirinsky, president of CBS News, announced that Norah O'Donnell had been named anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News beginning on July 15,2019, and would be the lead anchor of political events for the network and continue as a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes.
Norah O'Donnell became the third woman after Connie Chung and Katie Couric to serve as the program's weeknight anchor.
In May of 2024, Norah O'Donnell interviewed Pope Francis in Vatican City for 60 Minutes.
In July 2024 Norah O'Donnell announced that her tenure at CBS Evening News would end following the 2024 United States presidential election, after which she would become a senior correspondent for CBS News.
Norah O'Donnell said that her daughter's first name had been suggested by Tim Russert, who died three weeks prior to Riley's birth.
Norah O'Donnell underwent surgery soon after where a "three-inch-long piece of skin from the upper left corner of [her] back" was excised.
Norah O'Donnell later stated that she gets regular skin check-ups "every three to four months" and "multiple skin biopsies" due to her high risk.
Norah O'Donnell discussed her diagnosis with her dermatologist live on CBS This Morning in 2017.
Norah O'Donnell has been named to Irish American Magazine's 2000 "Top 100 Irish Americans" list.
Norah O'Donnell won the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Breaking News Coverage for the Dateline NBC story "DC In Crisis," which aired on the night of September 11,2001.
Norah O'Donnell was awarded an Emmy in 2018 for her six-month investigation and report on "Sexual Assault in the Air Force Academy" for CBS This Morning in the category Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast.