Deborah Norville may have just stepped away from the Inside Edition anchor seat after an extraordinary 30-year run. Now, she’s set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards on October 17.
The announcement was made today. Deborah—who happens to be a Daytime Emmy Award-nominated and two-time News & Documentary Emmy Award-winning journalist—leaves behind a legacy as the longest-serving female anchor in American television history.
Her final episode of Inside Edition aired on May 21, 2025, marking the end of an era. Deborah originally joined the program in 1995, following her tenure as a correspondent and anchor at CBS News.
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INYIM Did You Know?
- Deborah Norville began her broadcast career while still in college, working for Georgia Public Television.
- She was the first female co-anchor of NBC’s Today show in the early 1990s.
- Her tenure at Inside Edition spanned over 7,000 episodes.
- She’s also a bestselling author and longtime advocate for literacy and education.
- Deborah holds a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, graduating summa cum laude.
Bravo-bravissima to the living legend.
