Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich ( ; born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist who has appeared on many USA television news networks.
Son, Matthew Jay Povich, adopted in 1995
Newscaster
Attended Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring Maryland
Daughter-in-law of Shirley Povich.
The only person in history (male or female) to have served as a substitute anchor for all three network nightly newscasts (NBC Nightly News, CBS Evening News and ABC World News Tonight); as well as all three network morning newscasts (Today, CBS This Morning and Good Morning America)
Attended the University of Maryland, where she first majored in Biology and then switched to Journalism.
Met her future husband, Maury Povich, in 1968 at the local TV station in Washington, D.C. (WTTN), where she was a secretary and he was an anchorman.
Youngest of 10, 5 of whom died in China. She has 4 older living sisters - one is Josephine Chen.
Her Chinese name, given to her by her parents, can be translated as "Princess Ivory".
She was the first journalist to interview basketball legend Magic Johnson after he went public about being HIV-positive. She was also the first to interview congressman Gary Condit after his intern Chandra Levy disappeared.
She received teaching fellowship at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
