Marianne Rafferty

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Marianne Rafferty
Born
Marianne Michelle Silber [1]

(1971-09-19) September 19, 1971 (age 50)
Alma materBellarmine University
OccupationNews anchor & correspondent
EmployerTribune Broadcasting - KFOR Oklahoma City
Spouse(s)Ian Rafferty
Children2

Marianne Rafferty is an 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. [2]

On September 2, 2016, Marianne Rafferty announced during the 5:00 p.m. broadcast she was leaving KFOR in Oklahoma City and moving to the west coast to be closer to family.

Biography

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 late 2009, becoming an overnight anchor and correspondent [3]

On May 30, 2009 she married Ian "Will" Rafferty in her hometown. [4] [5] [6] They have a son, born in early 2012. [7]

On April 2, 2015, she was back in Oklahoma City anchoring the 4:00, 5:00, and 6:30 PM newscasts for KFOR-TV, NBC Channel 4. [8]

As of September 8, 2016, she is no longer working for KFOR-TV.

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References

  1. Marianne Michelle Silber in New York, NY
  2. Marianne Rafferty's Twitter account, stating she is a Fox News Anchor and Correspondent.
  3. Bio on FoxNews.com
  4. Ian Rafferty Marriage and Divorce Records
  5. Ian Rafferty Linkedin webpage
  6. Fox News Channel Streamlines Assignment Desk
  7. Marianne Rafferty on Twitter, 6:38 PM - 17 May 2012
  8. "Welcome back to Oklahoma Marianne Rafferty! KFOR NewsChannel 4 welcomes newest team member". 2 April 2015.