But gall turned to charm. After six months in the friend zone, Faulkner gave Berlin a second shot — and it paid off. Just over a year later, Berlin proposed on the banks of Lake Superior, tossing her a small box during a lakeside stroll.

Tony Berlin isn’t just Harris Faulkner’s husband — he’s got serious credentials of his own. He spent 15 years in TV journalism, working with CBS, CNN, NBC, and ABC, before founding his own media firm in 2011.

Faulkner once called him a “really talented live-shot artist.” Now, he’s the founder of Berlin Media Relations, helping brands get headlines — instead of reporting them.

The pair first crossed paths in Minneapolis, where Faulkner anchored at ABC and Berlin worked as an investigative reporter for CBS. The competition didn’t stop love from blossoming.