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Anne Marie Tiernon is an American journalist. She currently anchors at NBC affiliate
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, alongside Scott Swan at 5:30 p.m.


Early years

Tiernon graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree in business and from Northwestern University with a master's degree in journalism.


Career

Tiernon started her career at WMBD-TV 31 in
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, in 1989 . Then in 1991, she headed to Indianapolis where she began reporting for
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's 11 p.m. newscast and anchored the CBS affiliate's 5:30 p.m. newscast, with colleague Scott Swan. From 2000 to 2004, Tiernon was a news anchor at
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, as the anchor of the 5, 6, and 11 p.m. newscasts, alongside veteran anchor Dave Wagner. Since 2004, Tiernon has been at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she co-anchors the NBC affiliate's newscasts at 5:30 and 6 p.m..


Personal life

Tiernon, a
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, native, is married to marketing executive Terry Tiernon. They have three children, 2 girls and 1 boy.


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Anne Marie Tiernon Biography

WTHR-TV
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