Paula Zahn is a ten-time Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist who has anchored programs at ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN over a career spanning more than four decades. She currently produces and hosts the true crime documentary series On the Case with Paula Zahn on Investigation Discovery, bringing her investigative expertise to audiences nationwide.
A Career Defining Broadcast Journalism
Zahn was introduced to national audiences as an anchor on ABC’s Good Morning America before spending a decade at CBS News co-hosting CBS This Morning and anchoring the CBS Evening News Saturday Edition. She later anchored The Edge with Paula Zahn on Fox News and the prime-time program Paula Zahn Now on CNN, where she covered major events including the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. Throughout her career, she has interviewed presidents, world leaders, and cultural icons.
Award-Winning Excellence in Reporting
In addition to her Emmys, Zahn has received six Gracie Awards, two National Headliner Awards, and recognition from the Museum of Television and Radio, the Newseum Institute, and the Library of American Broadcasting. She has been honored for reporting on women’s issues, health, education, and international affairs. Zahn serves on the Board of Governors of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.
Zahn’s keynotes offer an insider’s perspective on today’s top stories and the forces shaping our world, drawing on decades of experience interviewing the most important newsmakers of our time.
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