Mark Rivera works as a weekend morning news anchor and reporter for ABC 7 Eyewitness News Team, riding the wave of his successful career. Here’s a look at the TV personality’s personal life, including his age bio and married life with his wife and family.
Relationship Status: Single?
The story of Mark’s married life is more than just endearing. He had been dating his girlfriend, Alissa Marie Groeninger, for three years before proposing in December 2012. He invited her to his show in order to propose to Alissa. When the show began and the cameras began to roll, Mark said,
I know you thought you were coming here to be asked a lot of questions… but really, I only have one… Will you wed me? Alissa jumped out of her chair and threw her arms around him without hesitation.
Mark and his wife have been married for four years, having exchanged wedding vows on May 10, 2014. The couple is enjoying their married life. They haven’t said anything about their potential addition to the family.
ABC 7, Salary & Career
In December 2017, Mark joined the ABC 7 Eyewitness News Team as a weekend morning news anchor and reporter. Jennifer Graves, the station’s Vice President, was impressed by his versatile and skilled anchoring style.
He advanced his career by covering and reporting on a wide range of topics, from major breaking news stories to political and feature stories. In 2018, he covered the funeral and procession of the slain police commander, Paul Bauer.
He was a reporter and anchor at WDWS before joining ABC7. He also worked as an on-air managing editor and web producer for Illini Media. Mark then worked for WAND-TV in Decatur, Illinois, as a morning anchor and reporter. He hosted a two-hour daily newscast and reported breaking news. In addition, he wrote, edited, and published a weekly feature about the local community.
Following that, Mark relocated to Tampa, Florida to work as WTSP-weekend TV’s morning news anchor and political reporter. He provided six hours of compelling nonstop coverage of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting. The reporter also covered Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaign rallies, as well as a variety of stories ranging from the hurricanes that ravaged Florida to a family whose son is a five-organ transplant survivor.
His talent was recognized and honored by the city and its residents, and he was awarded a regional Associated Press Award. Mark earns an average annual salary of $54K as an ABC 7 reporter.
Biography, Age, and Family
Mark Rivera was born and raised as the only child of his parents in Plantation, Florida. Every year on February 18th, he celebrates his birthday but keeps his age to himself. Mark is the son of Marine Bob, according to his bio. He has not, however, provided any information about his mother. Though his parents’ identities are not revealed, the reporter is not afraid to flaunt them on social media.
In terms of education, Mark is a proud graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.
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