Who Is Marisa Burke? Wiki, Parents, Husband, Net Worth

Marisa Burke is an American author, entrepreneur, and businesswoman best known as the owner/operator of Marisa Burke Communications, LLC, and has expertise in media relations, brand storytelling, editing, writing, marketing communications, and content development. Moreover, she is also a former journalist and won many awards.

Marisa Burke's Wiki/Bio

Who Is Marisa Burke? Wikipedia & Family

Marisa Burke is a renowned American entrepreneur, author, and media personality who rose to prominence for her book Just Checking Scores, released in 2021. Despite being a media personality and well-known public figure, Marisa Burke doesn’t exist on the Wikipedia page yet.

Just Checking Scores' author Marisa Burke, was born to her parents in October 1950 in Central Pennsylvania, United States. However, she has not disclosed the names and professions of her parents in the media for their privacy. Overall, she has maintained a private profile in the media. Regardless, Marisa shared that her 87-year-old mother lives in the Danville area home. Her parents raised her along with her two brothers, whose names are kept private. One of them lives in Michigan, while another lives in Colorado. 

As of August 2023, she is 62 years old, and according to her birthday, her zodiac falls under Libra or Scorpio, as her exact birthday is unknown. Meanwhile, PA native Maris is an American of white ethnicity and believes in Christianity.

Concerning her educational details, Burke completed her high school studies and attended Ithaca College for her Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism/Communications.

Regarding her physical appearance, American entrepreneur Marisa Burke stands at the height of approximately 5 feet 4 inches/1.63 m with decent body weight.

Is Marisa Buke Still Married?

Marisa Burke was a married woman and had an ex-husband, Mark Kandel. Although their marriage dates are unknown, they divorced in 2014 after her ex-husband was arrested and sentenced to serve more than a decade in federal prison in October 2013. Her ex-husband, Mark Kandel, was arrested in November 2012 for sending lewd texts to teenage boys.

Moreover, he was also accused of furnishing alcohol to minors at a party in 2008.

She was initially supportive of her ex-husband since she believed his words. However, her ex-husband Mark admitted to sending sexual messages to underage boys, and Marisa was completely devastated by the truth. In addition, Marisa and Mark share two daughters, Rachael, 21, and Sarah, 19. Her daughter, Rachael, is a college junior, while Sarah attends a theater conservatory in New York City.

Net Worth & Career

Marisa Burke has accumulated an estimated net worth of around $500,000 from her profession as an author, entrepreneur, businesswoman, and media personality. Hence, she can live a lavish lifestyle from her earnings.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Marisa Burke started her career as a Broadcast Journalist for WNEP-TV 16 in 1990. She also created, produced, and anchored a 6 p.m. weekday newscast for the station and left in 2016 after around twenty-six years and seven months in WNEP-TV. She served as a national media specialist for Geisinger Health System from 2017-2018 and became the owner/operator of Marisa Burke Communications, LLC in 2016.

In addition, she is also the Group News Director for Coastal Television since 2021.