Norah O'Donnell
Norah O'Donnell
Norah Morahan O’Donnellis an American print and television journalist, currently serving as the co-anchor of CBS This Morning, a position she has held since July 2012, when she replaced Erica Hill. Before that, she spent one year as Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News in Washington, D.C., after moving to the network from NBC. She is also the substitute host for CBS' Sunday morning show, Face the Nation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth23 January 1974
CountryUnited States of America
I don't love the phrase 'balancing work and family.' It sets up this idea of scales of justice with work on one side and family on the other side.
I grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and went to a big high school called Douglas McArthur where there was a lot of track and a lot of football. It was a bit like 'Friday Night Lights.' I used to spend a lot of time at the track.
Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something.