Norah Morahan O’Donnell (born January 23, 1974) is an American television journalist and anchor of the CBS Evening News. She is the former co-anchor of CBS This Morning, Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News and the substitute host for CBS\'s Sunday morning show Face the Nation.\n', '

O\'Donnell was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Francis O\'Donnell, a doctor and commander in the US Army. Her parents are both of Irish descent. When Norah was 3, her family moved to San Antonio, Texas. When she was 10, the family spent two years in Seoul, living in Yongsan Garrison as her father was assigned to work there. While an elementary student, she started her career in broadcasting giving videotaped English lessons for the Korean Educational Development Institute. The family moved back to San Antonio where she graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and a master\'s degree in liberal studies from Georgetown University.\n', '

O\'Donnell worked as a staff writer for Roll Call, where she covered Congress. She spent twelve years of her career at the NBC networks. A commentator for the Today Show, Chief Washington Correspondent for MSNBC, and a White House correspondent for NBC News, O\'Donnell was also a contributing anchor for MSNBC Live and an anchor on Weekend Today. O\'Donnell reported for various NBC News broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Dateline NBC, and MSNBC. O\'Donnell has filled in for Chris Matthews as host of Hardball with Chris Matthews and was a regular pundit for The Chris Matthews Show. \n', '

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