Judith Moen Stanley (born November 28, 1954), known professionally as Judi Moen and Judith Moen, is a former talk show host and news reporter for

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from 1981 until 1994 and a program host for the

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in the 1990s.

Early life and education

A Minnesota native, Moen attended

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in Minnesota and earned a master's degree in journalism in 1978 from

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Professional career

Moen began her broadcasting career working for TV stations in Rockford, Illinois and

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. In 1981, Moen joined

in Chicago as the host of the weekday morning public-affairs program ''Daybreak''. Moen also co-hosted the public-affairs program ''Two on 2'' along with Bob Wallace and later with

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until the program was canceled in 1988. After ''Two on 2'' was canceled, Moen stayed at WBBM until 1993, working as a fill-in general assignment news reporter and also hosting local weekday morning news cut-ins and a weekend talk show titled ''Newday Chicago.'' Moen left WBBM-TV in 1990 to care for her family, but returned in late 1991 as a part-time and weekend reporter. She left the station for a second time in 1994. Moen moved to

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-TV in

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in the mid-1990s, and also worked for the

, hosting a series on romantic inns. Today, Moen and her husband, Thomas B. Stanley III, live in the

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area and advocates on behalf of people with disabilities.https://www.atlcf.org/www/Documents/2007Annual%20Report%20FINAL.pdf

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moen, Judi Living people 1954 births American television reporters and correspondents Medill School of Journalism alumni