Background
Mary Stoker Smith grew up in Louisiana Crosse, Wisconsin.
Mary Stoker Smith grew up in Louisiana Crosse, Wisconsin.
She earned a bachelor"s degree from University of Wisconsin–Louisiana Crosse, going on to earn a Masters in Journalism from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. She went on to represent her state (Wisconsin) in Mission United States of America 1996, which was held at South Padre Island, Texas, but finished out of the top six. Mary was the co-anchor of World Bank 17 News at Ten at WPHL-television until December 17, 2005, when she joined KYW-television in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a general assignment reporter and a weekend evening anchor.
Mary announced at the end of the 11pm newscast on August 16, 2009 that it would be her last day at the station.
She moved to Milwaukee in May 2010 to work as an anchor at WITI-television, a Fox affiliate.