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'''Marianne Rafferty''' is a former overnight anchor and correspondent for [[Fox News Channel]]. She joined FNC in 2006 as a correspondent based in Fox's [[Atlanta]] bureau. While based in Atlanta, Rafferty covered [[Hurricane Dean]]'s path from [[Jamaica]] and also reported on the [[Duke lacrosse case]]. |
'''Marianne Rafferty''' is a former overnight anchor and correspondent for [[Fox News Channel]]. She joined FNC in 2006 as a correspondent based in Fox's [[Atlanta]] bureau. While based in Atlanta, Rafferty covered [[Hurricane Dean]]'s path from [[Jamaica]] and also reported on the [[Duke lacrosse case]]. Rafferty left Fox News in December 2014.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mrafferty1 Marianne Rafferty's Twitter account, stating she is a former Fox News Anchor and Correspondent.]</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Before joining the Fox News Channel, Rafferty worked as a reporter for KOCO-TV, the ABC affiliate in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]]. She began her journalism career in 2001 at KZTV-TV, the CBS affiliate in [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], [[Texas]] as an anchor and reporter. Rafferty left Fox News in December 2014.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mrafferty1 Marianne Rafferty's Twitter account, stating she is a former Fox News Anchor and Correspondent.]</ref> |
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She was born and spent most of her childhood in her hometown in [[Beeville, Texas]], and is a 1990 graduate of A.C. Jones High School.<ref name="bio">[http://myhowbook.com/biography/marianne-rafferty-biography.html Marianne Rafferty : Biography]</ref> She attended college at [[Bellarmine University]] in Louisville, Kentucky, where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1994. After college, she returned to South Texas to be close to her family.<ref name="IMDB">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3837276/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia Marianne Rafferty @ IMDB]</ref> |
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She began her journalism career in 2001 at KZTV-TV, the CBS affiliate in [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], [[Texas]]. Within six months, she was co-anchor of Channel 10 News.<ref name="IMDB"/> In 2003, Rafferty moved to Oklahoma City, spending three years at ABC affiliate KOCO Channel 5 as an anchor and reporter. During her work there, she covered news events such as aftermath of hurricane Katrina, Oklahoma's five main military installations during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Oklahoma’s wildfire devastation, and other stories.<ref name="bio"/> |
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Rafferty attended [[Bellarmine University]] and is a native of [[Beeville, Texas]]. |
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She joined Fox News Channel (FNC) in 2006 as a special correspondent with Fox News in the Atlanta, Georgia bureau. She moved to Fox's New York bureau in 2010, becoming an overnight anchor and correspondent<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/bios/talent/marianne-silber/ Bio on FoxNews.com]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.foxnews.com/bios/talent/marianne-silber/ Bio on FoxNews.com] |
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Marianne Rafferty | |
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| Born | Marianne Silber September 19, 1971 |
| Occupation | Overnight news anchor & correspondent for the Fox News Channel |
| Employer | Fox News Network |
| Spouse | Ian Rafferty |
| Children | 1 |
Marianne Rafferty is a former overnight anchor and correspondent for Fox News Channel. She joined FNC in 2006 as a correspondent based in Fox's Atlanta bureau. While based in Atlanta, Rafferty covered Hurricane Dean's path from Jamaica and also reported on the Duke lacrosse case. Rafferty left Fox News in December 2014.[1]
Biography
She was born and spent most of her childhood in her hometown in Beeville, Texas, and is a 1990 graduate of A.C. Jones High School.[2] She attended college at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, where she earned a bachelor's degree in 1994. After college, she returned to South Texas to be close to her family.[3]
She began her journalism career in 2001 at KZTV-TV, the CBS affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas. Within six months, she was co-anchor of Channel 10 News.[3] In 2003, Rafferty moved to Oklahoma City, spending three years at ABC affiliate KOCO Channel 5 as an anchor and reporter. During her work there, she covered news events such as aftermath of hurricane Katrina, Oklahoma's five main military installations during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Oklahoma’s wildfire devastation, and other stories.[2]
She joined Fox News Channel (FNC) in 2006 as a special correspondent with Fox News in the Atlanta, Georgia bureau. She moved to Fox's New York bureau in 2010, becoming an overnight anchor and correspondent[4]