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• Julie Chen is a news anchor on The Early Show on CBS and host of the reality television show Big Brother. She graduated from University of Southern California in 1991.

  Chen announced on The Early Show on April 21, 2009, that she and husband Les Moonves were expecting their first child, due October 4th.CBB: Julie Chen Expecting First Child (April 21, 2009) Their son, named Charlie, was born on September 24.CBS: It's a boy for Julie Chen(September 24, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Julie Suzanne Chen
  2. Born: January 6, 1970
  3. Origin: Queens, New York
  4. Attended: University of Southern California
  5. Married Leslie Moonves, CBS president/CEO, in 2004
  6. Sometimes referred to as the "Chenbot"
  7. Voted "Most Intelligent and Most Likely to Succeed" in high school
  8. Host of The Early Show and Big Brother
  9. Was the anchor for the CBS Morning News
  10. April 2009: Announced first pregnancy with Leslie Moonves
  11. September 24, 2009: Had first son, Charlie, with Leslie Moonves
  12. Moonves has three children from a previous marriage; Adam, Michael and Sara
  13. Was once engaged to TV news editor Gary Donahue
  14. Resides in New York and Los Angeles

• Career Moves

  Chen began working for the CBS Morning News in 1989 as an office assistant. After becoming a producer at ABC NewsOne, she moved to WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio, as an anchor. In 1999, she moved back to New York City to co-anchor CBS Morning News and began The Early Show in 2002.

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