Deborah Norville

Veteran journalist Deborah Norville is a household name for her groundbreaking television reportage coupled with candor, wit, and warmth. She is a two-time Emmy winner and has hosted the nation’s top rated syndicated news magazine, “Inside Edition,” since 1995. From her reporting days as a student at the University of Georgia, to co-hosting Today to broadcasting from Washington, DC after the September 11 attacks, Norville has displayed enviable can-do spirit and tenacity. She is a recognized New York Times best-selling author for her book, Thank You Power: Making the SCIENCE of Gratitude Work For YOU; her more recent book, The Power of Respect: Benefit From the Most Forgotten Element of Success was published in October 2009. She demonstrated entrepreneurial vision when she capitalized on a lifelong love of fiber arts with The Deborah Norville Collection, a line of fine yarns for hand knitting and crocheting, found in major craft stores around the country. A mother of three, Norville uses her varied background to speak about life’s twists and turns, embracing your passion, and juggling a career and motherhood.

Norville has covered some of the biggest world events of our time. She was in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II, anchored Inside Edition’s coverage of the funeral of President Ronald Reagan and the inauguration of Barack Obama and is regularly on the carpet for Hollywood’s star-studded events including the Oscars and Emmy Awards. She made headlines for her week of groundbreaking reports – as an inmate – from a North Carolina penal institution known as the “toughest jail in America.” The story won Norville two national awards for reporting excellence.She also snagged the first national interview with Bethany Hamilton, the young surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack in Hawaii. Norville was on the scene of the American Airlines jet crash in Cali, Colombia, and interviewed Paula Jones for the first wide-ranging talk about the lawsuit against then-President Bill Clinton. On a lighter note, she wrote and recorded a dance song and music video, with Inside Edition’s cameras documenting the process.

As an inspirational speaker and author, Norville uses the ups and downs of her career as motivational tools. She has addressed the topic of depression and self-esteem for both adults and children. She is a believer in the power of respect as a tool for improving business practices and personal relationships, and outlines the specific dollar savings in business and dramatic improvements in student test scores that are directly attributable to respect.

After graduating summa cum laude (4.0), the first Honor graduate from UGA, Norville joined WMAQ-TV in Chicago as a reporter and then later anchor. In 1987, she joined NBC News as anchor of NBC News at Sunrise. Ratings jumped 40% her first three months in that position. Norville was later named news anchor and then co-host of NBC’s Today program, a position she held until the birth of her first child in 1991. Norville resumed her broadcasting career with the Deborah Norville Show, heard on more than 200 ABC Radio Network stations. She joined CBS News in 1993 as a correspondent and later anchor for such programs as Street Stories, 48 Hours, and the CBS Evening News. She was also the host of Deborah Norville Tonight on MSNBC.

Norville is also active in a number of charities. She has been National Celebrity Spokesperson for the Mother’s March of Dimes, a director for Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, Broadcasters Foundation, the Women’s Committee of the Central Park and on the Steering Committee for the Rita Hayworth (Alzheimer’s) Gala.