Jane Pauley is an American journalist, television anchor, host as well as author. She has been a household name in her country ever since she began co-hosting the ‘Today’ show on the network NBC. Pauley made her beginnings in television as an anchor in several major news networks of her home state of Indiana. Subsequently, she was chosen to co-host the ‘Today’ show on NBC in 1976. Soon after giving birth to twins in 1986, Pauley became a symbol to look up to for working mothers all over the country. Pauley co-hosted the ‘Today’ show for 13 years before settling down and making the occasional appearance on television in order to spend more time with her growing family. Pauley then hosted ‘Changes’ a successful primetime series on NBC. She also went on to co-host the newsmagazine show ‘Dateline’ for almost 12 years. Pauley is currently the anchor of the CBS Sunday Morning show on the CBS network. She is a women’s rights and political activist. Pauley has instituted several health care centers for the underprivileged in her home state of Indiana.