Born on November 6, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, Maria Owings Shriver is an American television journalist best known as a reporter on the show Dateline of NBC (National Broadcasting Company) and as host of First Person with Maria Shriver, a talk show with public figures. Shriver She was also the First Lady of California between 2003 and 2011.
He worked as a correspondent for Dateline from 1989 to 2004, when she resigned due to conflicts of interest that arose after her husband became Governor of California (2003-11). In 2013 he returned to NBC.
In addition to your news, Shriver She was the author of numerous children’s books and, as the First Lady of California, was heavily involved in charity work and volunteer work. In May 2011, Shriver and Schwarzenegger announced that they were parting ways; A few days later it was revealed that the actor had fathered a child with a woman who had worked as a household staff. Shriver he subsequently filed for divorce.
Following in the footsteps of his mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Mary she has also been a lifelong advocate for people with intellectual disabilities. He is an active member of the International Board of Special Olympics, the organization his mother founded in 1968. He is also on the advisory board for Best Buddies, an individual work and friendship program for people with intellectual disabilities. What’s more, Shriver serves as president of the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle, an annual bike ride that raises millions of dollars for programs to support people with intellectual disabilities.
As First Lady of California, Shriver was instrumental in hiring people with intellectual disabilities at the capitol and various state offices. In 2008, he launched an ice cream company called Lovin ‘Scoopful; the product is sold in supermarkets across the country, with a portion of the proceeds going to Special Olympics and other charities.