Norah was in the news for receiving a gift from the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper. He gave her a portable silver mirror in recognition of her work on the health of women and children. She was also in the news for Sarah Palin's interview. In April 2010, Norah made allegations that at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, Newt Gingrich had made racist comments when he criticized Barack Obama concerning basketball. Gingrich responded to these allegations, and nothing more was heard afterward as he denied being a racist. Since she began her career with CBS, she has often stood in for Scott Pelley on the CBS Evening News.
She first anchored this news program on October 10, 2011. She was also the host of the CBS This Morning show, taking over from Erica Hill in the summer of July 2012. Prior to this, she spent a year as the Chief White House Correspondent for the CBS Sunday morning show Face the Nation. She was a substitute host for the show but gained a lot of experience working with the White House. In addition to her main line of work, Norah has also acted. On the CBS show Blue Bloods, she has appeared twice, both times playing herself as an anchor for CBS' "This Morning."
As of January 12, 2024, the average hourly wage for a position similar to that of Norah O'Donnell in the United States is $18.68.
O'Donnell was designated one of Washington's 100 most powerful women by Washingtonian Magazine. In addition, she was chosen for Irish American Magazine's "Top 100 Irish Americans" list in 2000. For the Dateline NBC story "DC In Crisis," which aired on September 11, 2001, O'Donnell received the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Breaking News Coverage. In 2008, she received an Emmy for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story – Long Form as part of NBC News' Election Night coverage team.
She also won an Emmy in 2018 for her six-month investigation and report for CBS This Morning in the category Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast for her research and report on "Sexual Assault in the Air Force Academy." The White House Correspondents' Association gave this report an honorable mention for the Edgar Allan Poe Award that same year.
Return to the previous page| Date of Birth: | 23-01-1974 |
| Husband: | Geoff Tracy |
| Marriage Date: | 2001 |
| T.V. Show(s): | CBS This Morning, MSNBC Live, NBC News Decision 2010, CBS News |
| Children: | Riley Norah Tracy, Henry Tracy, Grace Tracy |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Alma Mater: | George Town University |
| Net Worth: | USD 8 million |
| Height: | 5 feet 6 inch |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Nationality: | American |
| Boyfriend: | Not Yet |
| Ethnicity: | White |
| Birth Sign: | Aquarius |
| Employer: | co-anchor of CBS |
| Profession: | Journalist |
| Salary: | $66,000 |
| Net Worth 2020: | 18 million |
| Net Worth 2021: | 18 million |
