At the time, she was a pre-law student, but she applied for the broadcasting internship to earn the last credit she needed to graduate.
[4] After her internship ended, she became an associate producer for The Phil Donahue Show, which was being filmed at the WGN studios.
In 1987, Robert Feder wrote, "With the obvious exception of Oprah Winfrey, the most popular television stars in Chicago today are WLS-Channel 7 anchors John Drury and Mary Ann Childers.
[6] It was announced on March 31, 2008, that she would be leaving WBBM along with 17 others, as part of cost cutting throughout the CBS news division.
Her contract was not renewed along with on-air personalities Diann Burns and Sports Director Mark Malone.