Chair, CHF Advisory Board

Jane Pauley

A familiar face on morning, daytime and primetime television, and one of broadcasting’s most respected journalists, Jane Pauley is a anchor for CBS News Sunday Morning. Pauley began her network career as co-host of TODAY for 13 years, anchored Dateline NBC for more than a decade and hosted her own daytime program, The Jane Pauley Show.

Pauley is the recipient of multiple Emmys, the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding achievement, the Gracie

AllenAward for outstanding achievement by an individual, the Wilbur Award and the CINE Golden Eagle Award. Pauley is a member of the Broadcast and Cable Hall of Fame.

Pauley has written two New York Times bestsellers. A memoir, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue (2004) and Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life (2014).

A longtime advocate in children’s health and education, Pauley is one of Children’s Health Fund’s most important supporters, and has been a member of our Board of Directors for 25 years. She is also serves on the boards of The Mind Trust and Encore.org, and is a highly regarded spokesperson in mental health. She and her husband, Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau, are the parents of three grown children.

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