WAND Morning Anchor Mark Rivera Proposes to His Girlfriend On the Air

By Merrill Knox 

WAND morning anchor Mark Rivera proposed to his girlfriend live on the Springfield, Ill. NBC affiliate’s morning newscast (video above).

Rivera’s girlfriend, Alissa Groeninger, is a reporter for the State Journal Register who thought she was appearing on the newscast to talk about “The Voice.”

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Spoiler alert: she says yes.

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