Emily Dwire New WANE Weekday Morning Anchor

Nexstar’s CBS affiliate WANE Fort Wayne, Ind., has hired Fort Wayne native Emily Dwire as weekday morning anchor on WANE 15’s First News. She replaces Alyssa Ivanson, who was recently promoted to evening anchor of First at Five, News at 6 and Nightcast at 11.

Dwire returns home after working as live desk anchor and reporter for WOWT Omaha, Neb. From the studio, she reported on and updated national and international breaking news stories throughout the morning newscasts. In the field, she covered an array of breaking news scenes, the George Floyd protests, and the countless impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on families and the community.

She’s spent most of her career working in Fort Wayne at ABC affiliate WPTA, anchoring the morning show for three years and producing and anchoring the noon newscast. Dwire has also been a full-time reporter, producer, and editor.

She is a graduate of Ball State University.