Jane Pauley

Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis) is an American television news anchor and journalist.

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October 31 - 1950 - Indianapolis - American - Television - News anchor - Journalist

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From 1976 to 1989, she was the co-host of The Today Show. While not the first female anchor of the show, she became a symbol for professional women, more specifically female journalists, in the 1980s. She shared anchor duties with Tom Brokaw and, later, Bryant Gumbel. In 1989, Pauley was abruptly replaced with Deborah Norville in a highly publicized incident that led to accusations of ageism from Pauley, as she was 39 at the time and Norville was only 30. Pauley took a sabbatical from journalism around this time.

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1976 - 1989 - The Today Show - 1980s - Tom Brokaw - Bryant Gumbel - Deborah Norville - Ageism - Sabbatical

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She hosted Dateline NBC from 1992 to 2003, when she announced her retirement. In 2004, she returned to television in The Jane Pauley Show, a syndicated talk show. On the show, she has discussed, at length, her problems in dealing with bipolar disorder. Pauley is known for revealing very little, if anything at all, on her private life, so the recent revelation came as a surprise to much of America. Despite the publicity regarding her personal life, the ratings on her television show were not impressive, and the show was canceled in 2005.

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Dateline NBC - 1992 - 2003 - 2004 - The Jane Pauley Show - Bipolar disorder - America - 2005

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Pauley is married to cartoonist Garry Trudeau, and they have three children.

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