Deborah Norville is a veteran broadcast journalist with nearly three decades
reporting experience. The anchor of the nation's top-rated syndicated
newsmagazine, Inside Edition, she is credited with bringing new strength and
respect to the program. Inside Edition is regularly seen by roughly five
million daily viewers nationwide, as well as 30 foreign countries.
Norville brings curiosity and energy to her work. She made national
headlines and received awards for her gripping reporting from inside the
Davidson County, NC jail, reputed to be the nation's toughest. There Norville
lived behind bars, treated like any other inmate to give viewers a rare glimpse
at what jail life is really like. Her eye opening reports underscored how
little "rehabilitation" truly goes on.
She stepped behind a microphone to give viewers the inside story on the
music business. Writing and recording a pop song and later shooting the music
video to go with it. She has taken her viewers in an F-16 over the destruction
of the World Trade Towers in 2001 and brought them to the crash site in
Colombia where only four people survived the horrific crash of an American
Airlines jet. Norville also conducted the first interview with Paula Jones
after her lengthy legal battle with President Bill Clinton.
Deborah Norville is also an accomplished author. Her first book, Back
on Track: How To Straighten Out Your Life When It Throws You A Curve
(Simon & Schuster, 1997), a motivational self-help book which draws upon her
experiences at NBC's Today Show. I Don't Want To Sleep Tonight (1999,
Golden Books) offers children and their parents suggestions to keep scary
dreams away at night. It became one of Golden Books strongest sellers. I
Can Fly (2001, Golden Books) followed with advice on building children's
self esteem.
Her latest effort, Thank You Power: Making the SCIENCE of Gratitude
Work for YOU is set for publication October 2007. In it Norville, shares
the findings of two year's of reporting on the research being done on the
quantifiable benefits of living a grateful life. Offering exercises for
harnessing Thank You Power and stories of individuals who've employed it, she
also details the specifics of why Thank You Power works. The book was
presented in galley form at the June 2007 Book Expo America where it caused
great excitement.
Norville is a sought after lecturer, speaking on current events, work/family
balance and motivation.
