Jane Pauley Biography (1950-)
Full name, Margaret Jane Pauley; born October 31, 1950, in Indianapolis, IN;daughter of Richard (a milk distributor) and Mary E. (an office clerk) Pauley; married Garry Trudeau (a cartoonist), June 14, 1980; children: Rachel and Ross (twins), Thomas. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Television anchor, journalist
- Birth Details
- October 31, 1950
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Correspondent, NBC News, 1976-2003
- Cohost, Today Show (also known as NBC News Today), NBC, 1976-1990
- Reporter, NBC Nightly News, NBC, 1980-1982
- Coanchor, Early Today, NBC, 1982-1983
- Substitute anchor, NBC Nightly News, NBC, 1990-2003
- Real Life with Jane Pauley, NBC, 1991
- Coanchor, Dateline NBC, 1992-2003
- Anchor, Time and Again, MSNBC, beginning 1996
- Specials
- Anchor, "Women, Work, and Babies: Can America Cope?," NBC White Paper, NBC, 1985
- Anchor, "Divorce Is Changing America," NBC White Paper, NBC, 1986
- Today at Night, Volume II, NBC, 1986
- NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
- Anchor, Today at 35, NBC, 1987
- Host, Some Babies Die, PBS, 1988
- Anchor, 1988 Summer Olympic Games, NBC, 1988
- Host, The Eighties, NBC, 1989
- Anchor, Presidential Inauguration, NBC, 1989
- Fifteen Years of MacNeil/Lehrer, PBS, 1990
- Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990
- Host, Changes: Conversation with Jane Pauley, NBC, 1990
- Anchor, Real Life with Jane Pauley, six specials, NBC, 1990
- Anchor, 1990: Living on the Edge, NBC, 1990
- Host, The "L.A. Law" 100th Episode Special, NBC, 1991
- Today at 40, NBC, 1992
- Host, Sex, Teens and Public Schools, PBS, 1995
- 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997
- Host, Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 1998
- Anchor, The Greatest Generation, NBC, 1999
- The Great American History Quiz, History Channel, 1999
- Fall in Love with a Stranger, PAX, 1999
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002
- Interviewee, TV's Most Memorable Weddings, NBC, 2003
- Anchor, Michael Jackson Unmasked, NBC, 2003
- Host, 100 Years of Hope and Humor, NBC, 2003
- Episodic
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1981
- Late Night with David Letterman, multiple appearances, between 1984 and 1992
- Voice, "Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story," Reading Rainbow, 1989
- Herself, "Monster Telethon," The Jim Henson Hour, 1989
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1990
- Late Show with David Letterman, 1994
- Voice of Rochelle, "High Crane Drifter," Frasier, NBC, 1996
- The View, 2002
- Awards Presentations
- Host, 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1990
- Presenter, Alfred I. DuPont/Columbia University Awards in Broadcast Journalism, PBS, 1992
- Host, Alfred I. DuPont/Columbia University Awards in Broadcast Journalism, PBS, 1997
- Film Appearances
- News reporter (in archive footage), Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, 1989
- WRITINGS
- Television Series
- NBC Nightly News, NBC, 1980-1982
- Television Specials
- The Eighties, NBC, 1989
- Real Life with Jane Pauley, six specials, NBC, 1990
- Changes: Conversation with Jane Pauley, NBC, 1990
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Newsmakers 1999, Issue 1, Gale, 1999
- Entertainment Weekly, December 22, 1995, p. 86; July 10, 1998, p.16
- New York Times, June 24, 1990
- Parade, December 13, 1998, p. 20
- Quill, November-December, 1994; March, 1995, p. 44; November, 1996, p. 18
- TV Guide, April 13, 2002, pp. 34-38; May 10, 2003, pp. 42-46
- MSNBC, http://www.msnbc.com, April 9, 2002