''The Jane Pauley Show'' was an American syndicated

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packaged by

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, hosted by veteran

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Jane Pauley Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950) is an American television host, and author, active in news reporting since 1972. Pauley first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show ''Today'', beginning at the age ...

. The show premiered on August 30, 2004. Pauley and other people involved with the show, before its premiere, were not aware of how she would adapt to the medium. Pauley has shown that she can handle serious interviews (from her experience on ''

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'' and ''

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''), but it was not immediately evident if she could hold her own in a medium which is heavily laden with impersonality. The show's ratings were not impressive, and the show was canceled, with the final episode airing in May 2005. The show was broadcast from Studio 8G in

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, which had formerly housed a succession of syndicated talk shows including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Studio 8G was also previously home to ''The Today Show'' for a period in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Article on Pauley's uncertainty in the new medium
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Jane Pauley Show ''The Jane Pauley Show'' was an American syndicated talk show packaged by NBC Universal, hosted by veteran journalist Jane Pauley. The show premiered on August 30, 2004. Pauley and other people involved with the show, before its premiere, were ...

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