• Paula Zahn is a newscaster and journalist with a net worth of $12 million.
• She grew up in Canton, Ohio and attended Naperville Central High School and Stephens College.
• She has worked for ABC News, Fox News, CNN, and CBS News, and hosted and produced the true crime documentary series, “On the Case with Paula Zahn”.
• She was married for 20 years and has three children, but filed for divorce due to an alleged affair.
• She is a cancer survivor and advocate and has an honorary degree from Dowling College.
Known for movies
On the Case with Paula Zahn (2009-2017)
as Producer
P.S. (1997)
as Herself – Anchor (1997-1999)
CBS This Morning (1993)
as Herself (Host) / Herself – Co-Host
Good Morning America (1975)
as Herself – News Anchor (1988-1990)
Short Info
| Net Worth | $12 million |
| Date Of Birth | February 24, 1956 |
| Spouse | Richard Cohen |
| Fact | According to reports in the tabloids, her husband learned of her alleged affair after reportedly finding her sex diaries in August, 2006. |
Who is Paula Zahn from “On the Case”?
Paula Ann Zahn was born on 24 February 1956, in Omaha, Nebraska USA, and is a newscaster and journalist, known from working for various high profile news networks, which have included ABC News, Fox News, CNN, and CBS News. She is also the host of the true crime documentary series entitled “On the Case with Paula Zahn” which she also produces.
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The Wealth of Paula Zahn
How rich is Paula Zahn? As of early-2018, sources inform us of a net worth that is over $12 million, mostly earned from a successful career in broadcast journalism. She’s handled numerous projects during the course of her career, and as she continues her endeavors, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
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Early Life
Paula grew up in Canton, Ohio with her parents and three siblings; her mother worked as a school teacher while her father worked in sales, and the nature of his work had them move frequently, so they then relocated to Naperville, Illinois where she attended Naperville Central High School, and during her time there, competed in several beauty pageants.
After matriculating, Paula attended Stephens College located in Columbia, Missouri, a part of which was undertaken on a cello scholarship, and she then took an internship as a part of WBBM-TV, which also started her exposure in news. She graduated in 1978 with a degree in journalism, and after completing her studies, she would work at various local stations for the next 10 years, which included WFAA-TV, KPRC-TV, WHDH-TV and KCBS-TV. In 1987, she then got an opportunity to start working for ABC News, for which she became the anchor of the weekend health program entitled “The Health Show”. After a few months, she was also made the anchor of the early morning newscast entitled “World News This Morning”.
Further Work
In 1990, Zahn was offered a job at CBS News, and after joining the network became the co-anchor of the show “CBS This Morning”. She also covered various events as a part of the network, before moving on to work as a part of “CBS Evening News”, while also making contributions to “48 Hours” and “CBS News Sunday Morning”. She would stay for nine years with CBS News, before moving to cable news as a part of the Fox News Channel.
During her time with Fox, she anchored the nightly newscast “Fox Report”, and would eventually launch her own news program entitled “The Edge with Paula Zahn”. After two years with Fox, it was discovered that she was in negotiations with CNN, which led to the company firing her for an alleged breach of contract. Fox News would file a lawsuit against her, but it was disallowed by a New York State Supreme Court judge. She moved to CNN in September 2001, and was supposedly not initially supposed to appear as a part of programming, but quickly joined the morning news shift.
CNN and Present Work
Paula would go on to launch her own show with CNN, this time entitled “American Morning with Paula Zahn”, and in 2003, she would also become the host of the program “Live from the Headlines”, before going on to another show entitled “Paula Zahn Now”. She subsequently announced her resignation from CNN, as she wanted to take a break before moving on to another role, although she mentioned in an interview that she had no idea what she was going to do next. However, in 2008 she would become a co-host of the WNET show entitled “SundayArts”.
Her next project would be with Investigation Discovery, with which she started a true crime documentary series entitled “On the Case with Paula Zahn” a project that she continues to work on to this day, also as the producer.
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Personal Life, Marriage, and Cancer
It is known that Zahn married New York City real estate developer Richard Cohen in 1987 and they have three children together. However, after 20 years of marriage, she announced that they were divorcing, because of an alleged affair Zahn had with Paul Fribourg, but the rumors were never confirmed. She also filed a lawsuit against Cohen alleging that he mismanaged 20 years’ worth of her career earnings, but the court dismissed the claim stating that it was not a commercial but a matrimonial dispute.
Paula was diagnosed with breast cancer and since then, she has been an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. She is an active advocate for cancer awareness. Not many details have been released about her battle with cancer or her recovery. She is also an accomplished cellist and has played in Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops orchestra. She also has an honorary degree from Dowling College.
General Info
| Full Name | Paula Zahn |
| Net Worth | $12 million |
| Date Of Birth | February 24, 1956 |
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Profession | Journalist, Television producer, Presenter, Actor |
| Education | Stephens College |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Spouse | Richard Cohen |
| Children | Austin Bryce Cohen, Haley Cohen, Jared Brandon Cohen |
| Parents | Betty Zahn, Norm Zahn |
Accomplishments
| Awards | 32. A Face With No Name, 31. A Hidden Clue, 30. A Betrayal Concealed |
Social profile links
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | She lives in New York, New York in an Upper East Side co-op apartment building facing Central Park. This posh building was made famous as being the home of Pale Male (2002), a red tailed hawk who had nested on a ledge there with his mates for over 12 years. [December 2004] |
| 2 | According to reports in the tabloids, her husband learned of her alleged affair after reportedly finding her sex diaries in August, 2006. |
| 3 | Leaving CNN. Final program is August 2, 2007 [July 24, 2007]. |
| 4 | When she was at CBS at the same time as Meredith Vieira, they each had a husband named “Richard Cohen”. |
| 5 | Has followed Kathleen Sullivan into a job three times: The Health Show (1987), America This Morning (1982), and CBS This Morning (1987). |
| 6 | Studied journalism at Stephens College, Missouri. |
| 7 | Started job at CNN on September 11, 2001. |
| 8 | News anchor for Houston, Texas CBS affiliate KHOU-TV in the early 1980s. |
| 9 | Attended college on a cello scholarship; played Carnegie Hall, 1992. |
| 10 | Daughter Haley Cohen (b. ~1990); sons Jared (b. ~1994), Austin (b. ~1997) |
Pictures
Movies
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the Case with Paula Zahn | 2009-2017 | TV Series documentary executive producer – 185 episodes | |
| Paula Zahn Now | 2005 | TV Series Anchor – 3 episodes |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the Case with Paula Zahn | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Murphy Brown | 1991-1996 | TV Series | Paula Zahn / Paul Zahn |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Zahn Now | 2005 | TV Series Anchor – 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the Case with Paula Zahn | 2009-2017 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Host / Narrator / Herself / … |
| American Graduate Day | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 15 Septembers Later | 2016 | Documentary voice | |
| NYC Arts | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Host |
| The View | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Lessons from the Dust Bowl with Ken Burns | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself – Host |
| Nuclear Nightmare: Japan in Crisis | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Host |
| Buzz: AT&T Original Documentaries | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Great Performances | 2006-2011 | TV Series | Herself – Introduction |
| Understanding Ardi | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself – Moderator |
| Retirement Revolution: The New Reality | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Host / Narrator |
| Waging War on Cancer with Paula Zahn | 2007-2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Host |
| Retirement Revolution | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Host / Narrator |
| The Red Dress Collection 2007 Fashion Show | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Paula Zahn Now | 2004-2007 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Anchor / Herself – anchor / … |
| Anderson Cooper 360° | 2005 | TV Series | Herself – Anchor |
| CNN Special Reports | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Herself – Anchor / Herself – anchor |
| Evening at Pops | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 2004 Annual Matrix Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
| The Daily Show | 2002-2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| CNN Presents | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Anchor |
| Living It Up! With Ali and Jack | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| American Morning | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Herself – Anchor / Anchor |
| Intimate Portrait | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1994-2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| NewsNight with Aaron Brown | 2001 | TV Series | Substitute Host (2005-) |
| People in the News | 2001 | TV Series | Herself – Host |
| The Edge with Paula Zahn | 2000 | TV Series | Herself – Host |
| P.S. | 1997 | TV Series | Herself – Anchor (1997-1999) |
| Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel | 1997 | TV Series | Herself – Correspondent (1997-1998) |
| Lauren Hutton and… | 1996 | TV Series | Herself |
| People Yearbook ’95 | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Host |
| The Walt Disney Company and McDonald’s Present the American Teacher Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| Lillehammer 1994: XVII Olympic Winter Games | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Ultimate Driving Challenge | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Host |
| CBS This Morning | 1993 | TV Series | Herself – Co-Host / Herself (Host) |
| Mobster Confessions | 1993 | TV Series | Herself (Host) |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
| 1992 Winter Olympics Highlights Video | 1992 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Albertville 1992: XVI Olympic Winter Games | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
| America’s Toughest Assignment: Solving the Education Crisis | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Donahue | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Health Show | 1987 | TV Series | Herself – Host (1987-1988) |
| America This Morning | 1982 | TV Series | Herself – Co-Anchor (1988-1990) |
| Good Morning America | 1975 | TV Series | Herself – News Anchor (1988-1990) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
