Life After TV News...

WNCN (Raleigh) Main Anchor Sean Maroney is leaving the station on Valentine's Day and leaving TV news altogether. 

No, not to work in PR, but to try and make a difference. 

Maroney will work for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County. His title will be Major Gifts Officer with Habitat for Humanity.

Helping people is all part of this Anchor's life. He is on the boards for International Focus Inc. and Capital City Clauses. In 2015, Maroney started a free guitar lesson program at the Salvation Army’s Boys and Girls Club of Durham, where he continues to teach lessons and has donated nearly two dozen instruments. Most recently, Maroney helped kick off the annual Wake Up and Read book drive for kids with a reading at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh.

Maroney said on his social media, “My dad got me involved with Habitat as a kid, and this organization was the first nonprofit I contacted when I returned home as an anchor to see how I could perform meaningful service outside the station. As our area grows, so does the need for affordable housing. I believe in that wholeheartedly, especially as I’ve gotten to know and work alongside local Habitat families over the years at builds. I can’t think of a better group of ‘helpers’ to join than Habitat Wake, and it’ll be my job to help connect those in our community who want to help.”

Maroney came to WNCN in 2013 as the weekend news anchor, taking over as the main anchor when Penn Holderness left the station in 2015. Maroney currently anchors the 5 p.m., 5:30, 6 and 11 newscasts.

H/T News-Observer

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