Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver, Maria Shriver Schwarzenegger
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Maria Owings Shriver ( SHRY-vər; born November 6, 1955) is an American writer and journalist. Shriver is a member of the Shriver family and Kennedy family, a former First Lady of California, and the founder of the non-profit organization The Women's Alzheimer's Movement. She was married to actor and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, with whom she had four children, before separating in 2011 and divorcing in 2021. Shriver began her journalism career at KYW-TV and briefly anchored the CBS Morning News before joining NBC News in 1986. After anchoring weekend editions of the Today show and the NBC Nightly News, she became a correspondent for Dateline NBC, also covering politics. After leaving NBC News in 2004 to focus on her role as First Lady of California, she returned in 2013 as a special anchor. For her reporting at NBC, Shriver received a Peabody Award in 1998 and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As executive producer of The Alzheimer's Project, Shriver earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences award for developing a "television show with a conscience".
Career
- 1955Born
- 2016Won California Hall of Fame
- Won Peabody Awards
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Chicago
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: journalist, writer, news presenter, lawyer
- •Spouse: Arnold Schwarzenegger
What happened recently
Maria Shriver reveals if she's seen “Love Story ”after family's criticism of cousin JFK Jr.'s portrayal
Maria Shriver Explains Why She Doesn't "Keep Up" With Shows About the Kennedy Family
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When Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ex-wife Maria Shriver revealed her diet and practices for better brain health
Maria Shriver discusses Alzheimer's advocacy work with Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter following his early
Maria Shriver Slams Trump's Treatment of Female Journalists: 'Every Good Man Should Denounce This Behavior'
Maria Shriver Reveled In Spending Her 60s Single - But She's Not Giving Up On Love
Maria Shriver Says the Most Radical Thing Women Can Do Is Prioritize Their Health
Maria Shriver Reveals Why She Doesn't 'Keep Up' with All the Stories, Movies and TV Shows About the Kennedy Family (Exclusive)
Cleveland Clinic, Maria Shriver to Host Global Women’s Health + WAM Forum in Cleveland
Rob and Michele Reiner ‘never stopped trying to be really good parents,’ heartbroken pal Maria Shriver says in tribute
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver Reunite for Rare Joint Appearance Just Days After His Cheeky Jab at Her Expense
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes an awkward dig at Maria Shriver divorce settlement
Jenna Bush Hager Asks Maria Shriver On ‘Today’ If She Keeps In Touch With Son Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Ex Miley Cyrus: “I Liked Miley”
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