But suddenly it was construed as a catfight. According to the Los Angeles Times , she was fired from the network in for breach of contract after she received a written offer from CNN to host a show there. Jack Abernaty, Fox News's executive vice president at the time, told the newspaper the acts of Zahn's representatives were "unscrupulous, and her actions [were] disloyal to the network.
Zahn also had one of the toughest first days on a new job anyone can imagine. Although she was expected to debut on CNN in the spring, she called her new employer on Sept. Zahn proved a strong presence on CNN until she resigned after six years in per Reuters. While many felt ratings were a factor, Zahn said in a statement she left the network to take a break and "catch my breath before I take on my next role.
Zahn was married to real estate investor Richard Cohen for more than 20 years, and the couple had three children: sons Austin and Jared, and daughter Haley.
Zahn and Cohen announced that they were parting ways in April , and soon after, media outlets such as the New York Post reported on rumors that Zahn had a long-standing affair with one of her husband's friends, Paul Fribourg. The couple's divorce got messy when Zahn sued her husband for making "dubious investments" with her money via New York Daily News. Cohen's return filing claimed Zahn spent more than she brought home. Zahn's annual expenditures , consumed more than her entire income over their year marriage.
The case was eventually dismissed, and the couple divorced. Paula Zahn's work as a journalist and newscaster has taken her around the world and to numerous TV networks, and it's brought her many accolades.
But her career actually has some pretty humble roots. Zahn is a native of Omaha, Neb. She entered the world on Feb. Zahn spent summers teaching children with disabilities and she saved up for college by doing theater, she told the Chicago Tribune.
It really was a great home town, a very family-oriented place," she said. During her teenage years, Zahn competed in beauty pageants, and as Celebrity Net Worth pointed out, she was almost a beauty queen, as she was pretty successful at wowing the judges on stage. Paula Zahn has rubbed shoulders with some of the most-talented people in the world, but she has a few hidden talents herself. Almost as surprising as her beauty pageant past? Her time as a musician. Zahn was previously a professional cellist, and even performed with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, her bio on Premiere Speakers Bureau's website states.
Zahn's cello skills were so impressive she secured a cello scholarship for college. According to her bio, she has "performed with renowned musicians in world-class venues" and previously performed at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Interestingly enough, her accomplished cello career also took her to Russia, where she joined the orchestra of famed cellist Maestro Rostropovich in St. Zahn's work as a reporter has taken her across the globe and back, but it's hardly the first craft she's excelled at. They say slow and steady wins the race, and no one knows it better than Paula Zahn. She's been working in the journalism world for decades, but she started as a small fish in a big pond.
According to her bio on Premiere Speakers Bureau's website , she first paid her dues at the local level, working in a number of different cities at small TV networks. Zahn was made for the big time, but her humble start in the television world was anything but grand. The two were "madly in love," she told the Chicago Tribune in November , and had a very positive outlook on her relationship. It wasn't long until the couple traded Beantown for a home in New York City.
Not only did the couple have property in one of Manhattan's most sought-after neighborhoods, but they owned a mansion in Connecticut as well. Cohen was no stranger to buying and selling property, after all. He's a real estate developer. Unfortunately, a beautiful home doesn't always make for a smooth-sailing marriage. By , things had reportedly turned murky between the once-loving pair. Health Secretary Tommy Thompson about his family's dealings with breast cancer. Zahn, an experienced cellist who began playing when she was 5, made her Carnegie Hall debut in performing with the New York Pops orchestra.
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