Why This TV Anchor Uses Her Voice to Glorify God

Published: May 5, 2025

By Shawn Smith

If you met TV Personality Julie Chen Moonves seven years ago, she would tell you that she was a self-made success, thanks to her long-time career in front of the camera.

But after her encounter with Christ, she’ll be the first to tell you that she owes all her success to God, and all her career highs and lows were a “dress rehearsal” to get her where she is now.

“The old Julie was very work driven, took all the credit for all her successes” Moonves told Sheila Walsh on TBN’S PRAISE. “You know…because I worked hard, because I went to school, because I studied, I stayed up late.”

“God blessed every single job I’ve had, the tough ones, the easy ones, the good ones, the bad ones,” she continued. “[T]hat was a dress rehearsal to now use any, and every platform He blesses me with to promote His Word, to tell people about how He has changed my life.”

After becoming a born-again Christian in 2018, Moonves’ outlook on her purpose in life drastically changed.

“Now, new Julie’s like, I want to use my voice to serve Him and His word and to promote it accurately and effectively,” the BIG BROTHER host said. “I want Him to correct me where I’m wrong. If I understand something incorrectly.”

Formerly a cohost on THE TALK, she revealed in her audio memoir But First, God that her leaving the show in 2018 was more of a forced departure that left her feeling betrayed.

“The hardest part about losing that job was because of two of my co hosts who I thought had grown very close to, and, you know, were friends. I felt betrayed,” Moonves shared in a previous interview with 700 CLUB host Charlene Aaron. “They went and said that they didn’t want to work with me anymore, and so it was kind of like they had to make a choice, and I was forced to step down.”

It was after a former coworker who went on to become a pastor and her aunt sharing about Christ that led her to seek God for answers.

“You know, it’s during these dark times that the light shines the brightest,” the New York native recalled. “And it was because I was down on my knees asking God for answers that I actually found Him, and I took the time to look up instead of have my world around me and acknowledge that I needed Him, and He’s been there all along.”

Since reading the Bible and growing in her faith, she has learned to forgive those who have hurt her.

“My purpose is to worship him. We were all born to glorify Him, and sitting there stewing in my house is not glorifying Him,” the 55-year-old said. “So I had to learn to love [my] enemy, love one another, and that’s when I found peace…holding on to this grudge was not hurting anyone but myself and my relationship with God.”

Moonves often shares about her faith on social media and recently reflected on how she has changed.

“I feel so blessed to have been on this journey. It’s so important to remember where you came from so you never lose sight of where you’re headed. 🙏🏼🙏🏼” Moonves posted on Instagram alongside her high school photo.