Margaret Jane Pauley is better known as the American journalist, "Jane Pauley." She was born in Indianapolis on October 31, 1950, and attended Indiana University. Pauley has been involved in news reporting since 1975. She is best known for her 13-year tenure on NBC's Today program, followed by 12 years as co-host of Dateline NBC.
Pauley began her anchor career after graduation from college at WISH in Indianapolis. She rose to prominence as a symbol for professional women journalists and was the second female anchor, after Barbara Walters, on NBC Nightly News. Pauley also hosted her own show called, Real Life with Jane Pauley. In 2004, she returned to television as host of The Jane Pauley Show, a syndicated daytime talk show lasted for one season. On the show, she discussed her bipolar disorder at length, this coincided with the release of her autobiography, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue. In 2014, she released her next book: Your Life Calling.
Pauley is married to Gary Trudeau, the Doonesbury cartoonist.
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