Tess Maune

Tess is an award-winning journalist who joined News On 6 in March 2012. She’s an anchor and reporter for 6 in the Morning. Tess is a proud Oklahoman, born and raised in El Reno, who always dreamed of working in the TV news business and is honored to have the opportunity work in her home state.

Tess graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in broadcast journalism. She started her career on-air as a college student, anchoring the morning and evening newscasts at a small TV station in Stillwater.

After college, Tess moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she worked for three years as a reporter and producer for 40/29 News, earning two consecutive Associated Press awards for best 10 p.m. newscast. She also worked for a station in Oklahoma City before making the move to Tulsa.

Tess has covered a number of major stories throughout the state. She witnessed two of Oklahoma’s most notorious executions, was on the scene during the devastating 2012 Creek County wildfires and covered the aftermath of the deadly Moore tornado in 2013. Tess is assigned many light-hearted stories, as well and has a passion for sharing the stories of everyday Oklahomans.

Tess connects easily with viewers in her down-to-earth approach of sharing news. Viewers voted Tess as Tulsa Press Club’s “Favorite Anchor/Reporter” in 2018 and 2015. The Tulsa Press Club also awarded Tess for “Best Use of Social Media by an Individual” in 2018.

Tess is an avid outdoorswoman with a passion for hunting and fishing. In fact, she spends almost all her free time in the woods or on the water with her husband, Matt, and their little dog, Muffin.

Tess is the News On 6’s outdoor and wildlife reporter. She hosts a daily “Outdoor Adventures With Tess” segment during the 4:30 a.m. newscast, featuring hunting and fishing pictures submitted by viewers (you can send yours to tess.maune@griffin.news). And Tess shares many of her own hunting adventures with fans on Facebook and Instagram.

The most surprising fact about Tess is she noodles almost every day in the summer. Noodling involves catching catfish using only your hands. Her biggest catch to date is a 52-pound flathead. Tess went noodling for the first time during a story for News On 6 in 2012. A few weeks later, she met her future husband on a noodling adventure. Hand-fishing has been her favorite hobby ever since and because of this, many viewers refer to her as “the noodling news reporter.”

A few of Tess’ other favorite things include spending time with her mom, nieces and nephew. And, of course, cheering on her Oklahoma State Cowboys. If you see Tess out, be sure to stop and say hello!