Meaghan Collier
By: Presley Watkins
Updated: October 5, 2012
You might recognize Meaghan from her time on Today in Amarillo and The
Locker Room a few years ago. She has returned to the great state of
Texas after some time working at a Fox affiliate in Colorado Springs and
most recently, some time as an elementary school special education
teacher in inner-city New Orleans.
While in Colorado Springs,
Meaghan continued to keep early hours on the morning show there,
covering big events like the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the
2008 Presidential Race, and the New Life Church Shootings. She
interviewed celebrities like Kat Deeley from So You Think You Can Dance,
country music duo Sugarland, and continued her work with the Children's
Miracle Network.
Eager for a bit of a change, Meaghan was
accepted into the national organization Teach for America. Teach For
America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates
who commit to teach in urban and rural public schools and become
lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. While in New
Orleans, Meaghan learned about the severe inequity in our country's
education system, and also learned the importance of an excellent
education at a very early age. She was also able to experience the
rebirth of one of our nation's most fascinating cities and will forever
consider New Orleans to be a home away from home.
Returning to
Amarillo is exciting for Meaghan because she gets to work on a great
show with Andy Justus everyday. Studio 4 is THE show to watch for issues
for your family--with a solid dose of fun and excitement to get you
through your afternoon with a smile.
Meaghan is a Canyon High
School graduate, and her parents still live in the same house she grew
up in. So being back in the Panhandle is wonderful because she's close
to friends and family she loves. Being back home also gave her a chance
to fall in love with an old high school friend. She and Cody were
married in September of 2012. They have a very darling German
Shorthaired Pointer named Sir Myles.
While away from work,
Meaghan is always up for a great live music show and is especially
excited to hear Texas Country regularly again. During the fall, you can
pretty much bet that she'll be in front of the TV or in Norman cheering
on her beloved alma mater, The University of Oklahoma, to an eighth
national championship.
