Taryn Asher
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| 🏫 Education | Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Michigan State University |
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| 🌐 Website | https://tarynashermedia.com/ |
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Education
Asher earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from Michigan State University.
Career
Asher began her career in 1997 as an anchor and reporter at WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan. From 2000 to 2007, she was an anchor and reporter at ABC 12 in Flint, Michigan. She joined Fox 2 Detroit in 2007, where she worked as an evening anchor, investigative reporter, and livestreaming host until 2025.
Her investigative work included continuing coverage of the synthetic drug epidemic in metro Detroit, which helped prompt a state ban. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Asher anchored nearly two hours of live coverage of Black Lives Matter protests in Detroit from her home, using a phone as a camera and working without a script or contact with producers.
Asher now works through Taryn Asher Media as an interview host, executive moderator, voice-over artist, and media trainer.
Awards
Asher has won 11 Emmy Awards, including an Emmy for Best News Anchor for her 2020 protest coverage. She has also received awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and The Associated Press.
Community involvement
Asher emcees charitable events in metro Detroit for organizations including Lighthouse of Oakland County, Gilda's Club Metro Detroit's annual Bras for a Cause fundraiser, and On the Wings of Angels, whose first-ever gala she emceed.
She has also hosted events supporting law enforcement and mental health and frequently moderates events focused on women in leadership.
Television
Asher appeared as herself on the FX series Justified.
