Biography
Some might say it did not start out that way. With only a few years of local news reporting and anchoring under her belt (she was Chicago's first female anchor) when she joined "Today", critics lambasted Pauley for not being an astute interviewer--as Walters certainly was--and sneered that she had a "corn-bred" style, rather than being substantive. For much of the 1970s, that was the way Pauley was perceived. Then, in 1980, she added reporting …
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Career Milestones
| Co-anchor, WMAQ-TV, Chicago | ||
| Hosted, "Real Life With Jane Pauley" | ||
| Reporter, "NBC Nightly News" | ||
| Served as co-host on NBC's "Today" | ||
1972 | Reporter, WISH-TV, Indianapolis | |
1988 | Anchored NBC's Summer Olympics coverage | |
1992 | Named as a co-anchor of "Dateline NBC" | |
1996 | Hosted "Time and Again" on MSNBC | |
1998 | Signed five-year contract with NBC for a reported $5.5 million annually | |
2003 | Resigned from NBC's "Dateline" after she anchored for 13 years. | |