Maggie Crane

Who is Maggie Crane?

News 4 Reporter ' ' ' Maggie Crane' ' ' joined the KMOV team in November 2009 from Sunny, Florida, Yes, She traded in the sand for the snow but couldn't be happier to be back in her hometown!

She learned the business from the bottom up, first interning at a local TV Station, then heading to Los Angeles for a prestigious internship with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. That turned into a full-time job writing for E! Entertainment. Hoping to make a difference by the stories she tells, Maggie turned to hard news, rising from a small market where she anchored, reported, shot, edited and produced at KQTV in St. Joseph, MO. Those skills propelled her to WINK-TV, the CBS affiliate in Fort Myers, FL. Where she quickly became the lead reporter for the station's nightly newscasts.

Maggie has covered multiple high-profile, death-penalty trials, a police officer shot dead in the streets of Downtown, Fort Myers, The foreclosure and Chinese Drywall crisis that has gripped Southwest Florida, The discovery of two bodies buried in a backyard, and the capture of a man who admitted to killing his wife and five children before fleeing to Halti.

On a lighter note, Maggie has also had a lot of fun on live TV. She's been made up like a cast member of the Musical Cats, Helped pull a tooth out of a alligator, and reported live from the "Sphere Of Doom" with motorbikes riding around her head!

In 2010, The Associated Press of Florida recognized Maggie with 1st Place Awards for the Best Individual Achievement and Best Hard News Feature.

You'll likely spot Maggie out in the field carrying a camera and tripod while interviewing the latest newsmakers, Say hi if you see her on the job or at the best concert in town! Whether hopping a plane to a new destination or jumping out of one, She's always up for a new adventure. In her down time. You might catch her chatting up the customers at her parents' restaurant, Magpie's, In St. Charles, MO, as she's done since she was 6!

Maggie graduated Suma Cum Laude from St. Louis University in 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications. She's eager to get involved once again with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, American Cancer Society and Friends of Kids with cancer.

Follow her news updates from the field on facebook (Maggie Crane Kmov) or Twitter (newsformmaggie).