Maria Shriver

Maria Owings Shriver is an American journalist, author, and member of the Kennedy family. Born on November 6, 1955, she began her journalism career at CBS station KYW-TV and later joined NBC News in 1986. Shriver has anchored weekend editions of the Today show and the NBC Nightly News, and served as a correspondent for Dateline NBC. In 2004, she left NBC News to focus on her role as First Lady of California, but returned in 2013 as a special anchor. Shriver is also the founder of the nonprofit organization The Women's Alzheimer's Movement. She has been recognized for her reporting with a Peabody Award and as co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics.