Marianne Rafferty | |
Caption: | Marianne Rafferty |
Occupation: | News anchor & correspondent |
Birthname: | Marianne Michelle Silber |
Birth Date: | 19 September 1971 |
Birth Place: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Spouse: | Ian Rafferty |
Children: | 2 |
Employer: | Tribune Broadcasting - KFOR Oklahoma City |
Alma Mater: | Bellarmine University |
Marianne Michelle Rafferty (née Silber; born September 19, 1971) is an overnight anchor and correspondent for Fox News.[1] 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 her family.
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.