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| Born | January 23, 1974 Washington, D.C., USA |
| Education | B.A., M.A.; Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Television news correspondent |
| Title | Chief Washington correspondent |
| Spouse(s) | Geoff Tracy |
| Children | Henry Tracey (twin) Grace Tracey (twin) Riley Norah Tracy |
| Ethnicity | Irish American |
| Notable credit(s) | Chris Matthews, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, Weekend Today |
Norah O'Donnell (born January 23, 1974) is a commentator for the NBC News Today program and chief Washington, D.C. correspondent for MSNBC. In addition O'Donnell co-anchors The New York Times Edition Fridays at 2pm on MSNBC Live, and is a rotating news anchor on Weekend Today. From September 2003 to May 2005, O'Donnell served as White House correspondent for NBC News. O'Donnell has done reports that have appeared on numerous NBC News broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Dateline NBC, and MSNBC. O'Donnell has also filled in for Chris Matthews as host of Hardball with Chris Matthews and is a regular pundit for The Chris Matthews Show. Prior to joining NBC News, O'Donnell served as staff writer for Roll Call, where she covered Congress. She has also co-hosted the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on WNBC since 2007. Washingtonian Magazine has named O’Donnell as one of Washington’s 100 most powerful women. O’Donnell has also been named to Irish American Magazine’s 2000 “Top 100 Irish Americans” list.
O'Donnell has co-hosted the third hour of The Today Show in October 2009.
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Early life
O'Donnell was born in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School (San Antonio, Texas). She holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and a masters degree in international affairs from Georgetown University.
Personal life
O'Donnell lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, restaurateur Geoff Tracy, whom she married in June 2001. She is no relation to fellow NBC News correspondent Kelly O'Donnell or MSNBC political analyst Lawrence O'Donnell. On May 20, 2007,[1] Norah and Tracy (owner of D.C. restaurant, Chef Geoff's) became the parents of twins, whom they named Grace and Henry.[2] Their third child, daughter Riley Norah Tracy, was born on July 5, 2008; O'Donnell noted that her daughter's first name had been suggested by Tim Russert, who died three weeks prior to Riley's birth.[3]
Awards
O'Donnell won the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Breaking News Coverage for the Dateline NBC story "DC In Crisis," which aired on the night of September 11, 2001.
She also won an Emmy for NBC News' Election Night coverage in 2008.
Criticism
O'Donnell was heavily criticized by conservatives for her interview of a Sarah Palin supporter attending a book signing. While speaking with people in the line, O'Donnell pointed out the inconsistency of Jackie, the Palin supporter, wearing a shirt against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which Palin supported. Several conservative hosts and bloggers, most notably Glenn Beck ripped O'Donnell for the interview. O'Donnell wrote on Twitter that she had voted in the 2008 election, however Jackie said she was 17 years old and therefore didn't vote in the election.[4]
References
- ^ O'Donnell. Posted February 24, 2008. Accessed January 22, 2009.
- ^ Lynch, Lorrie (2007-09-02), "Who's News: Norah O'Donnell", USA Weekend, http://www.usaweekend.com/07_issues/070902/070902whosnews.html#odonnell
- ^ http://www.washingtonflyer.com/article/2008/November_December/Special%20Reporter
- ^ http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/1109/Palin_fan_responds_to_ODonnell_interview.html
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