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Paula Ebben

 Paula EbbenAward-winning journalist Paula Ebben co-anchors WBZ-TV News at 5PM with co-anchor Jonathan Elias and Chief Meteorologist Todd Gutner. She also co-anchors WBZ News at Noon with co-anchor David Wade, and she reports across WBZ-TV’s newscasts.

A Central Massachusetts native raised in Shrewsbury, Ebben previously worked as an anchor and reporter at New England Cable News. Before joining NECN, Ebben was an anchor and reporter at WGMC-TV in Worcester.

Ebben has been nominated for multiple New England Emmy Awards for Anchor, Consumer Reporter and for Writing. In 2005, Ebben received a regional RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Feature Reporting. In 2011, she was chosen to report for all CBS stations from The Royal Wedding in London, England.

Ebben graduated cum laude from Boston College with a BA degree in English. Ebben serves on the Board of Trustees of her alma mater, Notre Dame Academy in Worcester. She also serves on the Advisory Board for REACH Beyond Domestic Violence and does volunteer work for Bridge Over Troubled Waters, the Boston College Alumni Board of Directors, the Women’s Alumni Mentoring Program at Boston College, Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart and The Roxbury Latin School.

Ebben and her husband reside in the Greater Boston area with their four children.

Boston’s WBZ-TV is owned and operated by CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation.

Ethos volunteers spend time with the elderly. (CBS)

Non-Profit Helps Keep Senior Citizens At Home With Visits From Volunteers

We all know the American population is aging, and for some people that can bring problems like health concerns, loneliness and isolation.

2013/03/07

The Green Group in Wilmington

Wilmington Kids Work To Save Endangered Animals One Bracelet At A Time

“The Green Group” has grown to about a dozen kids all working to save animals.

2013/03/01

Students at St. Joseph Prep in Brighton

Local Catholic Students Witness History As Pope Departs

Theology class turned in to a history lesson for sophomores at St. Joseph Prep in Brighton as they watched the pope they knew, and their church, walk in to the unknown.

2013/02/28

Ten Point Coalition at a crossroads as leader steps down. (CBS)

Ten Point Coalition At Crossroads As Leader Steps Down

Stopping violence in Boston. That’s been the work of the Ten Point Coalition for 20 years.

2013/02/28

(File image credit: NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)

The Money Test: How To Avoid Your Own Fiscal Cliff

Many families can be standing on the edge of their own fiscal cliff without even realizing it. There are money questions everyone should ask so they can assess where they really stand.

2013/02/27

Brigham And Women's Hospital peforms 5th face transplant surgery. (Credit: Brigham and Women's)

Lye Attack Victim Gets Face Transplant At Brigham & Women’s

The 2007 chemical attack left the Vermont nurse unrecognizable to anyone who knew her.

2013/02/27

Matthew Quick, author of the Silver Linings Playbook.

Author Of “Silver Linings Playbook” Reflects On His Incredible Journey

At the Academy Awards on Sunday night, one of the odds-on favorites to nab a lot of Oscars is the film “Silver Linings Playbook.” The movie screenplay is based on a book written here in Massachusetts.

2013/02/20

Hawthorne Community Chorus in Roxbury (CBS)

Celebrating African American History With Song In Boston

Celebrating African American history in song.

2013/02/14

Lisa Lok

Surfing For Symptoms Online May Make You Feel Worse

Cyberchondria is a growing trend in which a person spends hour after hour online reading health websites, self-diagnosing, and stressing out.

2013/02/12

File Image (credit: Kim Tunnicliffe)

Valentine’s Day Test: Does More Money Mean Longer Lasting Roses?

We wanted to know if more expensive flowers really last longer, so we conducted an unscientific test and here are the results:

2013/02/11

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