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Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver
Incumbent
Assumed office 
November 17, 2003
Preceded bySharon Ryer Davis
BornNovember 6, 1955 (1955-11-06) (age 52)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseArnold Schwarzenegger
RelationsSargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Children4
ResidenceBrentwood, Los Angeles, CA
Alma materGeorgetown University
ProfessionJournalist, Author
ReligionRoman Catholic

Maria Owings Shriver (pronounced: /'ʃɹaɪvɚ/; born November 6, 1955)[1] is an award-winning American journalist from the Kennedy Family, a prolific author and First Lady of California. The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Graham Davis Jr (born December 26 1942 better known as Gray Davis, is an American politician who served as California 's 37th Governor Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Robert Sargent Shriver Jr (born November 9 1915 is an American Democratic Politician and Activist. Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (born July 10 1921 is a member of the Kennedy family and helped to found the Special Olympics as a national event Brentwood is an affluent district in western Los Angeles, California, United States; it is not to be confused with Brentwood California, in Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kennedy family are a family descending from the marriage of the Irish-Americans Joseph P The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Her husband is Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor

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Early life

Shriver was born in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A Roman Catholic of Irish and German descent, she was the second child and only daughter of the politician Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Eunice is the sister of the former President John F. Kennedy. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Robert Sargent Shriver Jr (born November 9 1915 is an American Democratic Politician and Activist. Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (born July 10 1921 is a member of the Kennedy family and helped to found the Special Olympics as a national event John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of She attended Westland Middle School in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC. Westland Middle School is a Public school in Bethesda in unincorporated Montgomery County, Maryland. Bethesda is an Unincorporated area in southern Montgomery County Maryland, just Northwest of Washington D Maria also attended Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland being in the class of 1973. Goals and Criteria Central to the curriculum and values taught at Stone Ridge are the goals and criteria of the Sacred Heart commit themselves to educate to Shriver received a B.A. degree in American Studies from Georgetown University in June 1977. American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the United States. Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D

Career

In her book Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into The Real World, Shriver says that she became passionate about broadcast journalism after being sent to the back of the campaign plane with the press corps when volunteering for her father's vice presidential race, calling these orders "the best thing that ever happened to me. Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out into the Real World is a book by Maria Shriver, published in 2000. Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast" that is published by electrical methods instead of the older methods such as printed newspapers The White House press corps (or the White House press pool) is the group of Journalists or Correspondents usually stationed at the White House The United States presidential election of 1972 was waged on the issues of radicalism and the Vietnam War. " After her journalism career began with KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she co-anchored the CBS Morning News with Forrest Sawyer from 1985 until 1987, co-anchored Sunday Today and weekend editions of NBC Nightly News from 1987 until 1989, and was a contributing anchor on Dateline NBC from 1989 until 2004. KYW-TV, channel 3 is a television station in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, owned by the CBS Corporation and affiliated with the CBS Television Network. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə CBS Morning News is the half-hour daily television broadcast from CBS News that airs following Up to the Minute. Forrest DeWitt Sawyer (born April 19, 1949) is an American broadcast journalist most recently seen anchoring The CBS Evening News. Weekend Today is an American morning news and talk show airing weekend mornings on the NBC Television network. NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a US weekly television Newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABC 's In August 2003, Shriver took an unpaid leave of absence from NBC News when her husband became a candidate in the 2003 California recall. NBC News is the news division of American Television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric The 2003 California recall election was a special Election permitted under California law

Upon her husband's inauguration as the 38th Governor of California, she became the First Lady of California on November 17, 2003. The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. She then returned to reporting, making two more appearances for Dateline NBC.

On February 3, 2004, Shriver was told by NBC she was to be "relieved of [her] duties at NBC News," citing the conflict of interest between her role as a journalist and her status as the First Lady of California and her increasing role as an advocate of her husband's administration. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Shriver has played a minor role in Be Prepared, an episode of the television series That's So Raven as herself promoting a "Preparedness Plan". That's So Raven is an Emmy, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and Teen Choice Award Award-winning American She also appeared as herself in the film Last Action Hero. Last Action Hero is a 1993 action comedy Film directed by John McTiernan. On March 23, 2007, Shriver returned to television news as substitute host of panel-discussion talk show Larry King Live on CNN. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Shriver moderated a discussion of breast cancer and its effects with cancer specialist Dr. Susan Love, musician Sheryl Crow, and other guests. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician.

Shriver announced that she will not return to news media after the excessive media coverage of the death of Anna Nicole Smith. Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28 1967 &ndash February 8 2007 better known under the Stage name of Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model [2][3]

Personal life

Maria and Arnold in Shanghai for the Special Olympics.
Maria and Arnold in Shanghai for the Special Olympics. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Special Olympics is an international organization created to help people with Intellectual disabilities develop self-confidence social skills and a sense of personal accomplishment

In 1977, Tom Brokaw introduced Maria to Austrian bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a charity tennis tournament being held at Eunice Kennedy Shriver's home. Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American Television Journalist and Author, and Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor She married Schwarzenegger on April 26, 1986 in Hyannis, Massachusetts at St. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in the town of Barnstable Massachusetts, on Cape Cod Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church. [4] They have four children: Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger (born December 13, 1989 in Los Angeles, California); Christina Maria Aurelia Schwarzenegger (born July 23, 1991 in Los Angeles, California)[5]; Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (born September 18, 1993 in Los Angeles, California)[6]; and Christopher Sargent Shriver Schwarzenegger[7] (born September 27, 1997 in Los Angeles, California)[8]

On Sundays, Shriver and her family attend mass at St. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Monica's Catholic Church. [9][10] The Schwarzenegger-Shrivers live in their 11,000-square-foot home in Brentwood. Brentwood is an affluent district in western Los Angeles, California, United States; it is not to be confused with Brentwood California, in [11][12] They used to own a home in the Pacific Palisades. Pacific Palisades is a district within the US city of Los Angeles California, located between Brentwood to the east Malibu to the west [13] The family owns vacation homes in Sun Valley, Idaho and Hyannis, Massachusetts. Sun Valley is an affluent resort community in central Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in Blaine County. Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in the town of Barnstable Massachusetts, on Cape Cod [14]

The Saint John's Health Center has a nursery named after Shriver. Saint John's Health Center is a Hospital in Santa Monica, California, USA. [15][16]

On April 7, 2008, it was revealed that Shriver's medical records were breached at the UCLA Medical Center. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [17][18]

First Lady of California

Maria Shriver speaking at the Women's Conference.
Maria Shriver speaking at the Women's Conference. The Women's Conference (also known as the California Governor & First Lady's Conference on Women) is a non-profit non-partisan organization and annual forum for women

During her husband's tenure as the Governor of California, Shriver was initially tentative in her role as the Governor's wife. Some speculated that she felt that her husband would not attempt to gain the Governor's seat in the recall election that drove Gray Davis from office. Joseph Graham Davis Jr (born December 26 1942 better known as Gray Davis, is an American politician who served as California 's 37th Governor When Arnold announced his candidacy abruptly on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, she played the part of the loyal political spouse. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on Since Governor Schwarzenegger took office, Maria has visibly supported her husband and has taken on several key initiatives as first lady - raising awareness of the contributions of women to the state, working on practical solutions to end cycles of poverty and encouraging all Californians to engage in acts of service to their communities. In Economics, the cycle of poverty is the "set of factors or events by which poverty once started is likely to continue unless there is outside intervention As her husband proposed a series of California ballot initiatives in November 2005, she decided to forgo any public support of her husband's proposals.

Prior to her work at NBC, Shriver had co-anchored the CBS Morning News. CBS Morning News is the half-hour daily television broadcast from CBS News that airs following Up to the Minute. She has won Peabody and Emmy awards and is the author of six best-selling books: What's Heaven, Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into The Real World, What's Wrong with Timmy?, What's Happening to Grandpa?, And One More Thing Before You Go, and Just Who Will You Be?. The George Foster Peabody Awards, better known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards for excellence in Radio and Television broadcasting Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out into the Real World is a book by Maria Shriver, published in 2000.

On February 3, 2008, Shriver endorsed the candidacy of Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 2008. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common It was done during a rally held at the University of California, Los Angeles featuring Caroline Kennedy, Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder and the candidate's spouse, Michelle Obama. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American Author and Attorney. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29 1954 often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17 1964 is an American Lawyer and the wife of Illinois Senator Barack Obama, the [19][20] Her husband had previously endorsed Senator John McCain for the Republican Presidential nomination a few days earlier on January 31, 2008. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Honors

A type of rose was named after Shriver in October 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Maria Shriver rose has starchy-white blooms and a powerful citrus fragrance. [21]

Books

References

  1. ^ Shriver known for her political bloodlines (October 9, 2003) Sydney Morning Herald. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia Accessed 2008-02-05.
  2. ^ Maria Shriver won't return to NBC News. (October 24, 2007). USA Today. Accessed 2008-04-28.
  3. ^ Adam Tanner (May 16, 2007). Shriver says Anna Nicole frenzy ended her TV return. Reuters. Accessed 2008-04-28.
  4. ^ Maria Owings Shriver Wed To Arnold Schwarzenegger
  5. ^ Chronicle. The New York Times (July 24, 1991). Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
  6. ^ Chronicle. The New York Times (September 21, 1993). Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
  7. ^ Chronicle. The New York Times (November 26, 1997). Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
  8. ^ Chronicle. The New York Times (September 30, 1997). Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
  9. ^ Maria Shriver Ends Her Silence On Husband's Campaign - Vote News Story - KNBC Los Angeles
  10. ^ http://www.theinsideronline.com/celeb/2092/
  11. ^ Next Stop-Governor's Mansion? - Forbes.com
  12. ^ The Mind Behind the Muscles - Printout - TIME
  13. ^ Schwarzenegger, Shriver selling home in Palisades
  14. ^ Catching Up With Maria Shriver. Sacramento Magazine (May 2004).
  15. ^ Saint John's Health Center - The Maria Shriver Nursery
  16. ^ Access Hollywood
  17. ^ More UCLA records abuses
  18. ^ Celeb Records Snooped in California
  19. ^ Maria Shriver Backs Obama
  20. ^ Breaking: California First Lady Maria Shriver Endorses Barack Obama
  21. ^ Rose named in honor of Maria Shriver

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Preceded by
Sharon Ryer Davis		First Lady of California
2003–present		Incumbent
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