Paula Zahn

Paula Ann Zahn (born February 24, 1956) is an American journalist and newscaster. She has been an anchor at ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN. Currently, Zahn produces and hosts the true crime documentary series On the Case with Paula Zahn on the Investigation Discovery channel. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Zahn grew up in Canton, Ohio, and later relocated to Naperville, Illinois. She attended Washington Junior High School and graduated from Naperville Central High School in 1974. Zahn competed in beauty pageants, reaching the semi-finals of the 1973 Miss Teenage America Pageant. She pursued her education at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, on a cello scholarship, gaining firsthand knowledge of the news business.