Paula Zahn

January 4, 2024
Journalist

Quick Facts

Paula Zahn
Full Name Paula Zahn
Occupation Journalist
Date Of Birth Feb 24, 1956(1956-02-24)
Age 68
Birthplace Omaha
Country United States
Birth City Nebraska
Horoscope Aquarius

Paula Zahn Biography

Name Paula Zahn
Birthday Feb 24
Birth Year 1956
Place Of Birth Omaha
Home Town Nebraska
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aquarius
Parents Norm Zahn, Betty Zahn
Spouse Richard Cohen
Children(s) Haley Cohen, Jared Brandon Cohen, Austin Bryce Cohen

Paula Zahn is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on February 24, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Journalist for TV and anchor of news who has worked at Fox News and ABC News and hosts the show of her own, On the Case, which she hosts with Paula Zahn.

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Zahn was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to a schoolteacher/artist mother and an IBM sales executive father. She initially grew up in Canton, Ohio, with her parents and three siblings. The family relocated to Naperville, Illinois, as her father’s job required them to move frequently. She once joked that “IBM” really stood for “I’ve been moved”. She attended Washington Junior High School in Naperville and later graduated from Naperville Central High School in 1974. Zahn also competed in several beauty pageants, making the semi-finals of the 1973 Miss Teenage America Pageant. She continued her education at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, on a cello scholarship, and received firsthand knowledge of the news business by working as an intern at WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Zahn then spent the next 10 years working at local stations around the country, including WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas, KFMB-TV in San Diego, California, KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas, WHDH-TV (then WNEV) in Boston, Massachusetts, and KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, California.

In 1987, Zahn accepted an offer to work at ABC News, initially anchoring The Health Show, a weekend program on health and medical issues. Within a few months she was co-anchoring World News This Morning, the network’s early morning newscast, and anchoring news segments on Good Morning America as well as substituting for co-host Joan Lunden.

Three children are hers with her former spouse, Richard Cohen.

Paula Zahn Net Worth

Net Worth $18 Million
Source Of Income Journalist
House Living in own house.

Paula Zahn is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paula Zahn 's net worth $18 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She attended Stephens College.

She worked in local TV stations, as she tried to find her breakthrough.

Paula Ann Zahn (/z ɑː n / ; born February 24, 1956) is an American journalist and newscaster who has been an anchor at ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN. She currently produces and hosts the true crime documentary series On the Case with Paula Zahn on the Investigation Discovery channel.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 5 ft 9 in

Paula Zahn height 5 ft 9 in Paula weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Paula Zahn Dating?

According to our records, Paula Zahn married to Richard Cohen. As of December 1, 2023, Paula Zahn’s is not dating anyone.

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In May 2003, Zahn received an honorary degree from Dowling College of Oakdale, New York.

Facts & Trivia

Paula Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Paula Zahn celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.

The couple was in the news in 2004 when the nest of the well-publicized red- tailed hawk Pale Male was removed from their Manhattan co-op building. Cohen, president of the co-op board, supported the removal; in 2001 Zahn had spoken approvingly of the hawk and its habit of feeding on rats and pigeons.

What has happened to Paula Zahn?

Paula Zahn is currently the host of Discovery Channel’s On The Case with Paula Zahn. Paula is the co-host of a new series on WNET/Channel 13 New York called SundayArts, a weekly television magazine for news covering the arts in New York City.

Are Paula Zahn and Steve Zahn related?

After four years of battling lymphoma, Norm Zahn passed away. Throughout the incredibly difficult time, Paula says, it was the strength of her close family that was crucial. Paula; her two older brothers , Steve and Mark; and her sister, Leslie—all pulled together to care for their parents and Steve’s wife, Sherrie.

How much does Paula Zahn make per episode?

Speaking notes she commands around $30,000 to $50,000 per appearance, which surely adds to Zahn’s considerable net worth.

Who is Paula Zahn husband?

Richard Cohen

Why was Paula Zahn fired?

After ten years of hosting CBS This Morning, Zahn made the move to Fox News in 1999, where she hosted her own show, The Edge with Paula Zahn. According to the Los Angeles Times, she was fired from the network in 2001 for breach of contract after she received a written offer from CNN to host a show there.

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