Deborah Norville: journalist and TV host battling cancer — latest news
4 april 2025 в 01:37
Norville is a journalist and television host who graduated from the University of Georgia with honors and a GPA of 4.0, earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism in just three years. In 1976, she represented Georgia in the America’s Junior Miss competition, and later returned as a host.
She began her national career in news at NBC in 1987, initially hosting the program NBC News at Sunrise. Her success in this role led her to join the Today show in 1989, replacing the then-host Jane Pauley. Norville received an Emmy for her work on Today, but did not return after maternity leave and was later replaced by Katie Couric.
Norville was named the host of Inside Edition in 1995 and held this role until announcing her departure in 2025.
The television host explained her reason for leaving, saying: «There are things I want to do, places I want to do them, and continuing to work here doesn’t allow me to do that». Although she did not disclose specific plans, Norville added: «I have some exciting projects, and I will share more about that later».
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Norville is estimated to be worth $ 18 million.
In her farewell, she shared that the network made her a «great offer» to stay, but ultimately she declined. Her reported annual salary on the show was $ 4 million.
Norville surprised fans in 2019 when she shared a video revealing that she had undergone surgery to remove a cancerous growth from her neck.
«We live in a world of 'see something, say something,' and I’m really glad we do», - she said in the video. «When you work on television, viewers comment on everything. Your hair, makeup, the dress you’re wearing. A long time ago, an Inside Edition viewer reached out to tell me they saw something on my neck. It was a lump. Well, I never noticed that thing, but I had it checked out and the doctor said it was nothing, a thyroid nodule».
«For years it was nothing», - she added. «Until recently, it became something. The doctor says it’s a very localized form of cancer, which I’ll have removed tomorrow. There won’t be chemotherapy. I’ve been told there won’t be radiation, but I’ll have the surgery, and I’ll be out for a while, so Diana will be holding down the fort».
After the procedure, Norville began taking a daily synthetic thyroid hormone to replace what her body no longer produces — a treatment that she said was simple and effective.
«I've never had any problems. We got the dosage right away», - she said. «I take a very low dose of synthetic thyroid hormone. Knock on wood — so far, so good».
Norville has been married to her husband, Swedish businessman Karl Wellner, since 1987. In December 2024, she shared on Instagram that they first met on a blind date
She began her national career in news at NBC in 1987, initially hosting the program NBC News at Sunrise. Her success in this role led her to join the Today show in 1989, replacing the then-host Jane Pauley. Norville received an Emmy for her work on Today, but did not return after maternity leave and was later replaced by Katie Couric.
Norville was named the host of Inside Edition in 1995 and held this role until announcing her departure in 2025.
The television host explained her reason for leaving, saying: «There are things I want to do, places I want to do them, and continuing to work here doesn’t allow me to do that». Although she did not disclose specific plans, Norville added: «I have some exciting projects, and I will share more about that later».
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Norville is estimated to be worth $ 18 million.
In her farewell, she shared that the network made her a «great offer» to stay, but ultimately she declined. Her reported annual salary on the show was $ 4 million.
Norville surprised fans in 2019 when she shared a video revealing that she had undergone surgery to remove a cancerous growth from her neck.
«We live in a world of 'see something, say something,' and I’m really glad we do», - she said in the video. «When you work on television, viewers comment on everything. Your hair, makeup, the dress you’re wearing. A long time ago, an Inside Edition viewer reached out to tell me they saw something on my neck. It was a lump. Well, I never noticed that thing, but I had it checked out and the doctor said it was nothing, a thyroid nodule».
«For years it was nothing», - she added. «Until recently, it became something. The doctor says it’s a very localized form of cancer, which I’ll have removed tomorrow. There won’t be chemotherapy. I’ve been told there won’t be radiation, but I’ll have the surgery, and I’ll be out for a while, so Diana will be holding down the fort».
After the procedure, Norville began taking a daily synthetic thyroid hormone to replace what her body no longer produces — a treatment that she said was simple and effective.
«I've never had any problems. We got the dosage right away», - she said. «I take a very low dose of synthetic thyroid hormone. Knock on wood — so far, so good».
Norville has been married to her husband, Swedish businessman Karl Wellner, since 1987. In December 2024, she shared on Instagram that they first met on a blind date
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