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Deborah Norville
Anchor
"Tough"..."savvy"..."a survivor"...are among
the words used to describe veteran journalist Deborah Norville. In 1995,
Deborah brought her own special combination of curiosity, compassion, and
tenacity in reporting to King World's INSIDE EDITION.
Ratings from the program jumped 15% during her first week as anchor of the show. And since the two-time National Emmy Award winner joined INSIDE EDITION, the program has widened its lead as the country's top-rated syndicated news magazine. It is now seen by more than eight million viewers each day.
Deborah brings to INSIDE EDITION over a decade and a half of network and local news experience. Within weeks of her arrival, she was in Oklahoma City, anchoring INSIDE EDITION'S coverage of the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building. One year later, she was climbing a peak in Colombia's Andes Mountains for an exclusive interview with one of the few survivors of the devastating crash of American Airlines Flight #965. In between, she interviewed such diverse personalities as Reba McEntire, Yoko Ono, Kathie Lee Gifford, Elizabeth Hurley and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
Norville's move to INSIDE EDITION coincided witht the birth of her second son, Kyle. At that time she said, "I wear many hats, but the most important one I wear is that of mother." Among the many INSIDE EDITION attractions which appealed to Deborah was its New York studio location, which enables her to be home nightly with her family. Previously, she had logged hundreds of thousands of miles as a correspondent for CBS News.
Deborah was a part of the CBS news team from 1992 until her son's birth in 1994. She was a correspondent for the highly regarded newsmagazine STREET STORIES and later was a co-anchor of AMERICA TONIGHT, another prime daily newsmagazine. She was also an occasional anchor for the CBS EVENING NEWS and a correspondent for 48 HOURS. It was for a report on 48 HOURS that Deborah was awarded her second National Emmy Award for "Flood, Sweat, and Tears," a look at the Mississippi floods.
Prior to joining CBS News, Norville hosted the nationally syndicated DEBORAH NORVILLE SHOW, heard on over 200 radio stations on the ABC Talk Radio Network. This program was unique in that Deborah broadcast her talk show from her New York home.
Deborah came to the nation's attention during her time at NBC News, first as anchor of NBC's NEWS AT SUNRISE, then as news anchor and later co-host of NBC's TODAY SHOW. While at NBC, she was awarded an Emmy for her role in covering the democratic uprising in Rumania.
Deborah began her television reporting career while still a student at the University of Georgia. She was a reporter (and later weekend anchor) at WAGA-TV, Atlanta's CBS television affiliate. She was later a reporter and anchor at Chicago's WMAQ-TV, the NBC owned and operated station there. She has also been a contributing editor for McCall's and Inside Sports magazines.
In addition to two national Emmy Awards, Norville has received a local Chicago Emmy Award, has been named "Best In The Business" by the readers of Washington Journalism Review, has been honored with a Silver Plaque from the Chicago Film Festival for a documentary on missing and abused children, and was named "Mother Of The Year" by the National Mother's Day Committee and Outstanding Young Alumni Of the University Of Georgia School of Journalism.
She is a First Honor Graduate (4.0), Summa Cum Laude of the University of Georgia where she was a member of Phi Betta Kappa and Blue Key Honor Societies. She serves on the Board of Directors for the New York City Council of Girl Scouts and is on the Steering Committee of the Rita Hayworth Gala, benefiting the Alzheimer's Association. Under Deborah's chairmanship in 1992, the Gala raised $1.5 million -- an all-time high.
Deborah is married to businessman Karl Wellner. They have two sons, Karl Nikolai and Kyle Maximilian. Among Deborah's hobbies are sewing, gardening, scuba diving, golfing, and skiing.
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