Jane McGarry
NBC 5 Anchor
Updated 10:52 PM CST, Tue, Jul 28, 2009
Jane McGarry anchors NBC 5 News weeknights at 6PM and 10PM.
She joined NBC 5 in 1982 and has held various anchor positions since then. Before coming to NBC 5, McGarry was an anchor/reporter in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She also served as the Illinois News Bureau Chief at WPSD-TV in Paducah, Kentucky, and was a Reporter/Producer and Host of a Magazine show on WRAJ Radio in Anna, Illinois.
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McGarry graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. Since she began her career in broadcasting, McGarry has won several awards including four-time winner of the “Personality of the Year” award by the American Women in Radio and Television. Jane is also the 2006 recipient of the AWRT national “Gracie” award, recognizing the best local news anchor in the country.
“One on One with Jane McGarry" is an in depth interview program featuring Texans, which airs three times per year. Recent guests have included First Lady Laura Bush, music legend Willie Nelson, television personality Ellen DeGeneres, and University of Texas Rosebowl quarterback Vince Young.
McGarry is married and has a son. In her free time, she enjoys tennis, golf, horseback riding, skiing, cooking, flowers, and reading.
First Published: Oct 8, 2008 10:32 AM CST
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