Here’s Where Norah O’Donnell Got Her Start in Broadcasting

By Chris Ariens 

As we told you the other day, CBS’s Norah O’Donnell got her start in broadcasting while a 4th grader at Seoul American Elementary School in South Korea. He father, a U.S. Army commander, was stationed at the Yongsan U.S. Army Garrison there at the time.

O’Donnell returned yesterday from her reporting trip to South Korea and, this morning, took viewers on a tour of her home and her school. She also shared her first appearance as a broadcaster
helping with English-language skills for the Korean Educational Development Institute.

“I was hoping those tapes would never make the light of day,” O’Donnell said after the story aired.

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“Why would you hope that? I think that’s adorable that you have that,” said Gayle King.

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