Marianne Michelle Rafferty (

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Silber; born September 19, 1971) is an overnight anchor and correspondent for

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. She joined FNC in 2006 as a correspondent based in Fox's

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bureau. While based in Atlanta, Rafferty covered

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's path from

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and also reported on the

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. 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.

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. On May 30, 2009, she married Ian "Will" Rafferty in her hometown. They have a son, born in early 2012. On April 2, 2015, she was back in Oklahoma City anchoring the 4:00, 5:00, and 6:30 PM newscasts for

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, NBC Channel 4. From September 8, 2016, forward she is back on Fox News Channel after leaving KFOR.

References

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