Jane Pauley

Margaret Jane Pauley, better known as Jane Pauley, is an American television host, author, and news reporter. She gained widespread recognition as the successor to Barbara Walters on the NBC morning show Today, where she co-anchored from 1976 to 1989 alongside Tom Brokaw and later Bryant Gumbel. Pauley also worked on the network's newsmagazine Dateline NBC from 1992 to 2003, partnering with Stone Phillips. After leaving NBC News in 2003, she hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show, The Jane Pauley Show, in 2004-2005. Since 2009, Pauley has contributed to The Today Show, hosting a weekly segment sponsored by AARP called 'Your Life Calling.'