which drew on her earlier experiences on the Today Show. The Power of Respect: Benefit from the Most Forgotten Element of Success (Thomas Nelson, 2009) explains—through scientific evidence—how respect is power in business, at home, and in your personal life. Her history of Inside Edition, The Way We Are: Heroes, Scoundrels, and Oddballs from 25 Years of Inside Edition, written with Charlie Carillo and with a foreword by Donald Trump (Inside Edition Books, 2013), details all 8,150 episodes of the show, celebrating its 25th anniversary. Additionally, she has written several knit and crochet pattern books, most notably Knit With Deborah Norville—18 Classic Designs For The Whole Family (Leisure Arts, Inc., 2009). She has also written two children's books—I Don't Want to Sleep Tonight (Golden Books, 1999) and I Can Fly (Golden Books, 2001)—and contributed to several editions of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Other activities In 2008, Norville began performing in infomercials. In addition to commercials for anti-aging creams and lotions, she launched the Deborah Norville Collection of knit and crochet yarns in partnership with Premier Yarns, a North Carolina-based yarn manufacturer. Norville debuted the line at the 2009 Craft Hobby Show, the craft industry's premier convention, where she also served as the keynote speaker. Norville stated in a Swedish interview that since the early 1980s, she has been an active supporter of commercial whaling activities as they supply raw materials for her anti-aging and lotion products. She continues this effort through financial support of the Japan Whaling Organization, a pro-whaling group. The Norville line of yarns and other knit and crochet accessories are available in retail craft stores and online. In 2013, Norville was elected to the board of directors of Viacom, serving on the company's compensation committee. She left the board in December 2019 when Viacom merged with CBS Corporation, the producer and distributor of Inside Edition, to form Paramount Global. Personal life Norville married Swedish businessman Karl Wellner in 1987; the couple has three children, 2Tay (b. 1991), Hunter (b. 1995), and Charles (b. 1998). On April 1, 2019, Norville announced that she would be undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid nodule. The cancer was detected after a viewer noticed a lump on Norville's neck. See also New Yorkers in journalism Lisa Guerrero References External links American television reporters and correspondents American television talk show hosts American women television journalists Living people MSNBC people