Paula Zahn Net Worth

Paula Ann Zahn, a renowned journalist and newscaster, was born on 24 February 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, and is Jewish by birth. She is best known as a journalist, broadcaster, actress, and TV producer.


Paula Zahn’s net worth is
$18 Million

Paula Zahn Wiki Biography

Paula Ann Zahn, a renowned journalist and newscaster, was born on 24 February 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, and is Jewish by birth. She is best known as a journalist, broadcaster, actress, and TV producer.

Paula Zahn’s net worth is estimated to be over $18 million as of early 2016, most of which has been accumulated from her career as a journalist, newscaster, and producer of the documentary series “Investigation Discovery”.

Paula Zahn Net Worth $18 Million

Zahn was raised in Canton, Ohio and Naperville, Illinois, with three siblings. Her mother was a school teacher and artist, while her father worked as a sales executive at IBM. She attended Central High School Naperville and graduated from Stephens College Columbia, Missouri, with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. As a teenager, she participated in beauty pageants and reached the semi-finals of the 1973 “Miss Teenage America Pageant”.

In 1978, Zahn began her career in mass media as a journalist, working for 10 years across various platforms. She was hired by ABC news in 1987, where she hosted a weekend show and later co-anchored “World News This Morning” and delivered news segments for “Good Morning America”. Her career gained more prominence when she switched to CBS news in 1990, co-anchoring “CBS The Morning” until 1996. During her tenure at CBS, she covered major events such as the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and Lillehammer, Norway, as well as hosting “CBS Evening News” and “48 Hours”.

Subsequently, in 1999, Zahn joined FOX News for two years before moving to CNN in September 2001. Her first day at CNN coincided with the terrorist attack on the United States, and she went on to host “American Morning with Paula Zahn” and cover significant events such as the Iraq war in 2003. Throughout her career, Zahn has received nine Emmy Awards and the AWRT award. She has interviewed prominent personalities, including Presidents Bush and Clinton. Currently, she hosts her News Magazine series “On the Case with Zahn” on the Discovery Investigation Cable Channel.

In her personal life, Zahn was married to Richard Cohan in 1987, and after 20 years, they decided to divorce. The couple has three children.



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Full NamePaula Zahn
Net Worth$18 Million
Date Of BirthFebruary 24, 1956
Place Of BirthOmaha, Nebraska, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (1.753 m)
ProfessionJournalist, Broadcaster, Actor, Television producer
EducationCentral High School Naperville, Stephens College Columbia, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRichard Cohen (m. 1987 – 2007)
ChildrenAustin Bryce Cohen, Haley Cohen, Jared Brandon Cohen
ParentsBetty Zahn, Norm Zahn
NicknamesPaula Ann Zahn
Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/OnTheCase
Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/iampaulzahn
IMDBwww.imdb.com/name/nm0951995
AwardsAWRT award, Emmy Awards
MoviesInvestigation Discovery, On The Case With Paula Zahn, American Morning, NYC Arts, The Edge, The Ultimate Driving Challenge, Nuclear Nightmare: Japan in Crisis, Retirement Revolution, Retirement Revolution: The New Reality
#Fact
1She lives in New York, New York in an Upper East Side co-op apartment building facing Central Park. This posh building was made famous as being the home of Pale Male (2002), a red-tailed hawk who had nested on a ledge there with his mates for over 12 years [December 2004].
2Her husband reportedly learned of her alleged affair after finding her sex diaries in August 2006.
3She left CNN, and her final program was on August 2, 2007 [July 24, 2007].
4During her time at CBS, she shared the same name “Richard Cohen” with Meredith Vieira’s husband.
5She followed Kathleen Sullivan into a job three times: The Health Show (1987), America This Morning (1982), and CBS This Morning (1987).
6She studied journalism at Stephens College, Missouri.
7She started working at CNN on September 11, 2001.
8She served as a news anchor for Houston, Texas CBS affiliate KHOU-TV in the early 1980s.
9She attended college on a cello scholarship and performed at Carnegie Hall in 1992.
10She has three children: Austin Bryce Cohen, Haley Cohen, and Jared Brandon Cohen.

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Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
On the Case with Paula Zahn2009-2017TV Series documentary executive producer – 185 episodes
Paula Zahn Now2005TV Series Anchor – 3 episodes

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
On the Case with Paula Zahn2015TV Series documentaryNarrator
Murphy Brown1991-1996TV SeriesPaula Zahn / Paul Zahn

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Paula Zahn Now2005TV Series Anchor – 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
On the Case with Paula Zahn2009-2017TV Series documentaryHerself – Host / Narrator / Herself / …
American Graduate Day2016TV MovieHerself
15 Septembers Later2016Documentary voice
NYC Arts2016TV SeriesHerself – Host
The View2014TV SeriesHerself
Lessons from the Dust Bowl with Ken Burns2012TV MovieHerself – Host
Nuclear Nightmare: Japan in Crisis2011TV Movie documentaryHost
Buzz: AT&T Original Documentaries2011TV Series documentaryHerself
Great Performances2006-2011TV SeriesHerself – Introduction
Understanding Ardi2009TV MovieHerself – Moderator
Retirement Revolution: The New Reality2009TV Movie documentaryHost / Narrator
Waging War on Cancer with Paula Zahn2007-2008TV Series documentaryHerself – Host
Retirement Revolution2008TV Movie documentaryHost / Narrator
The Red Dress Collection 2007 Fashion Show2008Video documentaryHerself
Paula Zahn Now2004-2007TV SeriesHerself / Herself – Anchor / Herself – anchor / …
Anderson Cooper 360°2005TV SeriesHerself – Anchor

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
This Is What Love in Action Looks Like2011DocumentaryHerself
911 Octopus2006Video documentaryHerself
Shut Up & Sing2006DocumentaryHerself
Deliver Us from Evil2006DocumentaryHerself
Fahrenheit 9/112004DocumentaryHerself (uncredited)
Spin1995DocumentaryHerself

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