Mary Stoker Smith

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Mary Stoker Smith
Born (1969-02-11) February 11, 1969 (age 51)

Mary Stoker Smith (born February 11, 1969) is an American television news reporter and anchor, currently with WITI, a Fox-owned and operated station in Milwaukee. [1]

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Biography

Mary Stoker Smith grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She earned a bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, going on to earn a Masters in Journalism from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. [2]

Mary won the title of Miss Wisconsin USA in 1996. She went on to represent her state (Wisconsin) in Miss USA 1996, which was held at South Padre Island, Texas, but finished out of the top six.

Mary was the co-anchor of WPHL-TV's 10 p.m. newscast until December 17, 2005, when she joined CBS's KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a general assignment reporter and a weekend evening anchor. [3]

Mary announced at the end of the 11pm newscast on August 16, 2009 that it would be her last day at the station. She moved to Milwaukee in May 2010 to work as an anchor at WITI. [4]

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References

  1. "Drafting women; Green eggs; Where is 6's Beverly Taylor?". The Journal Times. June 30, 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. WITI (2013). Mary Stoker Smith - Anchor/Reporter. Fox 6 Milwaukee. Retrieved on 2013-09-02 from http://fox6now.com/author/marystokersmith/.
  3. Stoker Smith, Mary (October 4, 2007). "Mayor Of Atlantic City Goes AWOL". CBS News. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  4. "Mary Stoker Smith". WITI. Retrieved 30 March 2011.