Jane Pauley has been a fixture on television news, beginning with her 13 year career on NBC’s TODAY program to DATELINE NBC and now “CBS Sunday Morning”. But audiences may not know that Jane was diagnosed with BiPolar Disorder later in life and is a passionate mental health advocate. She shares her experience in her book, “Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue” And with audiences across the country in a moderated Q&A session. She is open and candid about her mental health issues, hoping that it will help end the stigma attached to mental illness.
Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue: A moderated Q&A session about being diagnosed with
mental illness (Bipolar Disorder)
A familiar face on morning, daytime and primetime television, and one of broadcasting’s most respected journalists, Jane Pauley is host of CBS Sunday Morning. Pauley began her network career as co-host of TODAY for thirteen years, anchored Dateline NBC for more than a decade and hosted her own daytime program, The Jane Pauley Show.
Pauley is the recipient of multiple Emmys, the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding achievement. Pauley is a member of the Broadcast and Cable Hall of Fame.
Pauley has written two New York Times bestsellers. A memoir, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue (2004) and Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life (2014).
A longtime advocate in children’s health and education, Pauley is a member of the Board of Directors of Children’s Health Fund, The Mind Trust and Encore.org and is a highly regarded spokesperson in mental health.
She and her husband, Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau, are the parents of three grown children.
