Paula Zahn Bio, Age, Height, Family, Husband, CNN, Salary, Net Worth

Paula Zahn Biography

Paula Zahn is an American Journalist, reporter, newscaster. Presently, she is the producer and host of the true-crime documentary series ‘On the Case with Paula Zahn’ on the Investigation Discovery channel. Zahn has worked as a news anchor at ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN. 

Zahn worked at CBS News for 9 years before joining Fox News. There, she anchored ‘Fox Report’ which is the network’s nightly newscast. Later, Fox News fired her for an alleged breach of her contract. She later got hired at CNN. Later on, he launched her CNN morning news program named ‘American Morning’ with Paula Zahn. On July 24, 2007, Paula announced that she will be resigning from CNN.

Paula started working at CNN on September 11, 2001, joining anchor Aaron Brown in the coverage of that day’s terrorist attacks as her reaction to the events she witnessed. By January 2002, Zahn launched her CNN morning news program, American Morning with Paula Zahn.

On November 9, 2008, she became the new co-host of ‘SundayArts’ on New York City PBS stations WNET and WLIW. Discovery Communications announced that it was developing a true-crime documentary series on January 9, 2009. On October 18, 2009, the series named ‘On the Case with Paula Zahn’ later premiered on the Investigation Discovery cable channel.

Paula Zahn Age

How old is Paula Zahn? Zahn is 67 years old as of 2023. She was born Paula Ann Zahn on February 24, 1956, in Omaha, Nebraska, the United States of America. In addition, she celebrates her birthday on February 24th every year.

Paula Ann Height

Zahn stands at a height of 5’9″ (1.753m) and her weight is 54 kg. Her body measurement is 33-24-34 inches.

Paula Zahn’s Family

Zahn’s mother was a school teacher while her father was an IBM sales executive. Paula has two brothers named Steve and Mark, and a sister named Leslie. She holds American nationality with white ethnicity. She grew up in Canton, Ohio with her three siblings. Later, they moved to Naperville, Illinois because of her father’s job.

She studied at Washington Junior High School in Naperville. In 1974, Paula earned a graduate degree from Naperville Central High School. Paula continued her education at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, on a cello scholarship. Paula received the knowledge of news business by working as an intern at WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois. In 1978, Paula graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

Paula Zahn Husband | Children

Zahn got married in 1987 to Richard Cohen who is a New York City real estate developer. They had three children whom they decided to raise on Cohen’s Jewish values. 

Their marriage lasted for 20 years before they divorced in April 2007. Later, Paula filed a lawsuit against Richard claiming that he mismanaged her 20 years’ worth of her career earnings. However, the New York state court dismissed the lawsuit.

Paula Zahn Net Worth | Salary

Zahn has an estimated net worth of $12 million. Her income is mainly attributed to her career as a television reporter and newscaster. Her annual salary estimate has not yet been revealed.