Noreen Turyn Biography
Noreen Turyn is a retired American Anchor and Reporter who worked for WSET as an anchor and reporter. She joined the station in February 1990 and worked there until her retirement in July 2026. Before joining the station in 1990, she was an assignment editor at WMAR-TV in the Washington, DC-Baltimore Area.
Noreen Turyn Age
Turyn likes to keep her personal life private; hence, she has not disclosed the date, month, or year in which she was born. However, she might be in her 60s, judging from her appearance.
Noreen Turyn Height
Turyn stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Noreen Turyn Family
Turyn grew up on Long Island, New York, but has managed to keep her personal life out of the limelight; hence, she has not disclosed any details about her parents. It is also unknown whether Turyn has any siblings.
Noreen Turyn Husband
Turyn is very private about her personal life; therefore, it is not known if she is in any relationship. She has two dogs, Cadbury and Caramel.
Noreen Turyn Net Worth
Turyn has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor and Reporter .
Noreen Turyn Salary
Turyn earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Noreen Turyn Education
Turyn joined the University of Maryland in 1980 after completing her high school studies. In 1984, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Noreen Turyn Career
Turyn worked for WSET ABC13 as an anchor and reporter. There, she anchored ABC13’s 5, 7, and 11 p.m. newscasts. After serving the station for 36 years, she retired in July 2026.
Turyn started her journey at WSET in 1990 as a part-time reporter, hoping to tell stories that could make a difference. She was later promoted to Good Morning Virginia before taking over the 6 p.m. newscast in 2004 and eventually the 5, 7, and 11 p.m. newscasts.
During her time at ABC13, Turyn has covered some of Central Virginia’s biggest stories, including Virginia’s eugenics program. The program forcibly sterilized people deemed unfit to have children, continuing at the Central Virginia Training Center in Amherst County until the 1970s.
Turyn’s report into the eugenics program led to an official apology from Virginia’s governor and later financial reparations for victims. It also won her the prestigious Scripps Howard Excellence Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award.
Throughout her career, Noreen also covered many of the area’s most high-profile criminal cases. The 1991 Bedford County murder case has stayed with her to this day, following the case from the investigation to Kenneth Stewart’s execution. The case involved Kenneth, who murdered his estranged wife and infant daughter on Mother’s Day.
Noreen followed the Jens Soering murder case for years. In this capacity, she held several prison interviews and followed the case long after the original trial. She won a Regional Emmy Award for her investigative report on the passing of Lynchburg resident Johnny Cashman. Cashman’s family disputed police conclusions that his death was from a medical issue instead of foul play.
Turyn publicly shared her own battle with Lyme disease in 2007, hoping to help others understand the illness. In this capacity, she did a multi-part investigative series for WSET titled “The Lyme Controversy.”
Noreen Turyn Retirement
After serving WSET ABC13 for 36 years, Turyn retired in July 2026. She said that though she was still figuring out what’s next, storytelling will always be part of who she is. The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously passed House Resolution 2072 to honor her years of service in Central Virginia in June 2026.
Noreen Turyn Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her X(formerly known as Twitter), which has over 1.8K followers.