Marni Hughes is an American journalist working at NewsNation Network as a news anchor. She anchors the NewsNation Live on weekdays from 9 am to 12 pm ET. She also hosts Missing with Marni Hughes where she reports on missing person cases around the country.
Before joining NewsNation, Marni worked at KCPQ as an evening News anchor and newsroom leader and at KMSP-TV in Minneapolis as a reporter and anchor.
Age, Height
Marni is probably in her 30s. Her exact age is not known. She celebrates her birthday on June 11. She stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Education
Marni graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2000 with a degree in broadcast journalism. She also has a journalism degree she obtained from the University of Montana.
Is Marni Hughes Married?
Marni is married to her husband Chris. They have been married for 21 years since July 12, 2003. Marni and her husband have two daughters and one son.
Marni Hughes Salary 2024
Hughes’s actual salary is not publicly known. However, news anchors at NewsNation earn an average salary of between $96,970 and $156,000. She works as an anchor for NewsNation.
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Journalism Career
Marni began her journalism career in May 2001 working at WBNS-TV as an Associate Producer. She then joined WISE in Fort Wayne, Indiana where she worked as a news anchor and reporter. She then moved to KTSU in Salt Lake City in October 2003 working as an anchor and reporter.
From August 2006 to October 2011, Marni worked for KMSP-TV in Minneapolis as an anchor and reporter. She then joined KCPQ in Seattle where she was the main evening news anchor.
Marni moved to NewsNation in May 2020 as a news anchor for NewsNation Live. On September 19, 2022, the network launched her daytime news program ‘NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes’. Her program aired from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET where she provided in-depth analysis and discussions of headline-making topics across the country.
‘NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes’ is heavily reliant on a team of NewsNation reporters from across the country who report on everything from wildfires to the border crisis to what’s going on on Wall Street, Main Street, the White House, and across the world.
During its first week, the show featured exclusive coverage from senior national correspondent Brian Entin, who traveled to critical battleground states during the November midterm elections to learn about the topics that matter most to voters.
Missing with Marni Hughes
Marni hosts Missing with Marni Hughes which airs on NewsNation Digital. The program covers and investigates cases of missing persons across the country. As their bio suggests;
Every missing person matters regardless of their background, circumstances, race, religion or past. Some of the stories we cover are urgent, while others are decades old. What they all share is the search for answers for families, friends, and entire communities.