It's A Boy For Popular News Anchor

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

17 Aug 2006 11:59 PM

ABC news anchor Elizabeth Vargas and her husband, Grammy-winner Marc Cohn are celebrating the birth of their newest family member-a baby boy.

According to PEOPLE Magazine, Samuel Wyatt Cohn, was born Wednesday and weighed in at a healthy 7 lbs. 9 oz. Cohn tells the magazine that the baby "came out with a full head of hair" and both mom and son are doing "incredible."

This is the second child for Vargas and Cohn (who had the hit song "Walking in Memphis"). They are also parents to a three-year-old son, Zachary. Cohn adds: "Samuel looks very much like his adorable big brother."

I was a bit surprised to hear that Vargas gave birth on Wednesday as I had just seen her live on "20/20" five days earlier. She did mention that it would be her last broadcast prior to taking maternity leave, but news reports had stated that she was not due to give birth until September. The baby's birth weight indicates to me that he was born full term, so perhaps the reports were simply inaccurate.

In April, when she was five months along, Vargas told PEOPLE, "I feel bigger. Any woman who's been pregnant twice will tell you, you get bigger faster the second time."

I give Vargas credit for working up to her due date as I she did mention in a previous interview that this pregnancy was harder on her. Vargas said: "I feel more tired, I feel sicker."

Prior to announcing she was pregnant with Samuel, Vargas co-anchored "World News Tonight" with Bob Woodruff (who was injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq). Following her announcement Charles Gibson was named anchor of the newscast. Vargas remained on "20/20" and is due to resume her hosting duties in the fall.

I realize that Vargas may not be in the league of Britney Spears or Angelina Jolie in terms of celebrity mothers, but I couldn't resist blogging on the arrival of baby Samuel as his birth date is something we share in common-I too was born on August 16th... along with Madonna... Kathie Lee Gifford... Frank Gifford...

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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