Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Jane Pauley's Hall of Fame Video Bio

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2006

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Video bio of Jane Pauley, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2006.

Writer/Producer: Lee Giles;
Post-Production: DreamVision Media Partners;
Archive Footage: WISH-TV 8; NBC;

Indianapolis native Jane Pauley was hired as a general assignment reporter by WISH-TV in 1972 with no previous experience. She soon began anchoring weekend and noon news and was spotted by NBC-owned WMAQ-TV in Chicago. Then, in 1976, she found herself as co-anchor with Tom Brokaw on NBC’s “Today” show, a job she held for 13 years, to be followed by a 12-year tenure as co-host of “Dateline NBC.” She later had a syndicated talk show for one year, and in 2014 began appearing on some CBS News programs.
--Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers