Tara Thomas

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Tara Thomas
KWWL News Anchor / Reporter

These days I am as much a mommy blogger as a news anchor. Since the birth of my second child in 2008, I have connected with hundreds of eastern Iowa parents through my blog, Baby Steps.

TV news has given me the opportunity to come full circle, in a sense. Growing up in Peoria, Illinois, I went out east to Boston University then started my career closer to home at KIMT in Mason City. An anchor/producer job at KIMA in Yakima, Washington, took me to the Northwest for nearly 7 years. KWWL gave me the chance to return to Iowa in 2002.

It was in Yakima where I met the love of my life. My husband, Dave, and I were married in 2005. We have two children, Charlotte and Thomas. My step-daughters, who live in Washington, are Taylor and Lauren.

I am the only non-educator in my family. Dad's a retired superintendent, mom's a retired elementary principal and my only sibling, Sara, is a second grade teacher. My husband is a teacher, too!

My family and my faith keep me "real" in a multi-media environment. Facebook and Twitter are a part of my free time, but so are church and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. I have been with my "little" for six years.

At KWWL, I co-anchor the KWWL News Live at 5, KWWL News at 6 and KWWL News at 10 with Ron Steele. Health Plus is my weekly featured report.

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