Maureen Maher

Maureen Maher
Maureen Maher
Born Michigan
Education Loyola University
Occupation News anchor, reporter, correspondent of 48 Hours Mystery

Maureen Maher is an American television news reporter and correspondent, currently TV host of 48 Hours Mystery.

Maher was born in the state of Michigan, just outside of Detroit.[1] Her birth parents were high school seniors unable to provide for Maureen and subsequently giving her up for adoption.[2] In 1991, she graduated from Loyola University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. She currently lives in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

Career

Starting her broadcasting career with a Chicago based WLUW (FM) as morning drive news anchor in 1991, Maher then moved to Detroit in 1992 where she worked as a reporter for a Detroit based WJBK-TV and WWJ (AM), the CBS owned radio station until 1995. In 1995-1997, Maher worked as a news anchor for WJRT-TV in Michigan, covering breaking news, including Oklahoma City bombing and Decker farm raid.[1][3] In 1997-2002, she was a Chicago-based CBS Newspath correspondent and covered many notable stories such as Impeachment of Bill Clinton, the Kosovo crisis, release of US servicemen in Albania.[1][4]

Maher then moved to Dallas and worked as a CBS News correspondent in 1999-2002, reporting for CBS Evening News on War on Terror, fall of Taliban in Afghanistan, the 2002 Kenyan hotel bombing, Enron scandal and natural disasters taking place in US.[1]

Among her notable reports are Scott Peterson murder trial and a 2003 Chicago porch collapse resulting in deaths of 13 people. In 2003, Maher was assigned to host 48 HOURS MYSTERY, a CBS production true crime documentary and news program broadcast.[1]

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