Deborah Norville Speaker Biography
Emmy Award Winning Journalist, Best-Selling Author, Former Host of Inside Edition, and Cancer Survivor
Deborah Norville has been a fixture on the American media landscape for decades. In May 2025, the two-time Emmy© winner ended her unprecedented run as anchor of Inside Edition, the country’s top-rated and most honored syndicated newsmagazine. Her thirty-plus years in that role cemented her spot in television history as the longest running anchor on American television, eclipsing the tenure of such icons as Johnny Carson (The Tonight Show), Oprah Winfrey (Oprah), and Barbara Walters (20/20). Ratings jumped 15% the week Norville joined the program and remained high ever since. With Norville as anchor, Inside Edition was consistently one of the top five programs in first-run syndication. At the time of her departure, the show outperformed both morning and primetime programs including Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, Good Morning America, 20/20, Dateline and all of broadcast television’s syndicated talk shows. During Deborah’s tenure, Inside Edition was also the top domestic news and information channel on YouTube with over 25 billion lifetime views and 13.6 million subscribers.
The Perfect Line
In Fall of 2025, Norville will begin a new chapter in her career as host of “The Perfect Line,” a television game show produced by CBS Media Ventures and The Game Show Network. It’s a fun new take on trivia where contestants win money when they put things in the proper order — the ‘perfect’ line!
Honors and Awards
Norville was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2016 and in 2024 received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America. The veteran journalist joined Inside Edition in 1995 from CBS News where she was anchor and correspondent. She is a former co-host of NBC’s “Today” and anchor of NBC “News at Sunrise.” During her career she has hosted the primetime “Deborah Norville Tonight” on MSNBC, the national “Deborah Norville Show” on the ABC Talk Radio Network and been a reporter and anchor for WMAQ-TV.. She began her career at WAGA –TV in Atlanta, while still a student at the University of Georgia, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude with a perfect 4.0 GPA and named First Honor Graduate.
Books
Norville is also a best-selling author and lecturer. Her book, “Thank You Power: Making the SCIENCE of Gratitude Work for YOU” (2007, Thomas Nelson) detailing the connection between gratitude and enhanced cognitive function and energy, was a New York Times best-seller as well as a best-seller in South Korea. She is a co-author and contributor to the popular “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series and the author of several other self-help books, best-selling children’s books and a number of books featuring knit and crochet patterns.
Crafting
A lifelong crafter, Norville credits the confidence needed for her career to her love of crafting. She made much of her wardrobe early in her career and today enjoys sewing for her home. She has been the face of her own line of yarn and needles and is often knitting or crocheting off camera on the television set.
Affiliations
Norville is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Women’s Forum of New York, and Women Corporate Directors and a Director for the Broadcasters Foundation of America and the Civic Association of Palm Beach, FL. Prior to the Viacom Corporation’s merger with CBS, she was a member of that company’s Board of Directors. She is a member of the Women’s Forum of New York and the invitation-only Women Corporate Directors and EWOB, Extraordinary Women on Boards. She is a past board member of the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York and Rita Hayworth (Alzheimer’s) Gala Steering Committee.
She is married and the mother of three.
Deborah Norville Speaking Topics
The Power of Respect - Benefit from the Most Forgotten Element of Success
Deborah Norville analyzes the power of respect in making positive impacts in business, education relationships, and self confidence. She shares measurable results on how giving and receiving respect can positively change an individual’s life.
"Thank You Power" - The Power of Gratitude
Deborah Norville uses peer-reviewed research to demonstrate the power of gratitude on people’s energy levels and cognitive skills. The results are enlightening.
Entrepreneur of Your Life
Everyone it seems aspires to 'be their own boss.' What's the secret. How can any of us orchestrate our lives so WE are in charge. As the longest serving anchor in America, as well as a Director for a publicly traded company (Viacom), best-selling author, and face behind the Deborah Norville Yarn Collection, Deborah Norville shares the secrets for 'keeping going' when it seems the answer is always 'no.'
Leadership - Who's Leading Whom?
The challenges of leading in an ever changing landscape
Motivate Me
This inspirational address leaves attendees fired up and ready to tackle their challenges
Choose Your Battles - Tales from the Working Mother Front
Deborah Norville Books
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive, Live Happy: 101 Stories about Creating Your Best Life
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Possible: 101 Stories about Using a Positive Attitude to Improve Your Life
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Knit with Deborah Norville Featuring Serenity Knitting Yarn
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The Power of Respect : Benefit From the Most Forgotten Element of Success
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Thank You Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Work for You
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Back on Track: How to Straighten Out Your Life When It Throws You a Curve
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Deborah Norville Speaker Testimonials
"All I can say is 'WOW'. Every year I keep saying that our banquet could not possibly get any better but last night was absolutely incredible. Obviously, I was hoping that Deborah would integrate a certain amount of her faith within the context of her remarks but she exceeded my (and everyone else's) expectations. She was absolutely brilliant. I knew she was a very bright person but she even wove some of the preceding student testimonies within the context of her remarks. She remembered everyone's name, their unique situation, etc., all from memory. Her mind is a real sponge. She did it all without taking any notes. And in terms of the personal side, she shook every hand, took every photo, signed every book she was asked to – all without complaint. I just had a feeling that she would be a good fit for us but I don't believe anyone ever dreamed that she would knock the ball out of the park the way she did. So thanks so much for making this happen."
- Grant Grasmick | Louis J. Grasmick Lumber Company, Inc
Thank you so much for the great work today. This is a new format for us and we are very pleased with the results. We appreciated your willingness to participate and your interest! We look forward to additional opportunities to work with you.
- Haymarket Medical Education | Scott Scire, VP Educational Strategy & Partnership Development
