George Franco

George Franco is a reporter for FOX 5 News. Before arriving in Atlanta in 2005, George reported for KOVR in Sacramento, California.

George began his broadcasting career in Yakima, Washington. He then anchored the weekend news at KBAK in Bakersfield and the Orange County News Channel in Southern California. George also reported in San Jose, California, San Antonio, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Nominated for three Emmys, George has won various awards from the Radio Television News Directors Association, including best reporting and best feature.

A graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, George has traveled extensively throughout the Western United States, Canada, Alaska and Central America.

Always hungry to report the big story, George has covered the Heaven's Gate cult suicides in San Diego, the destruction of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, the crash of Alaska Airlines flight 261 off the California coast and the historic recall election, which led to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming Governor of the Golden State.

"I love reporting because I get to see the world from a living historian's point of view. What a great job it is to see history unfolding," says George.

George is fluent in Spanish, but he can't remember if he learned English or Spanish first!

In his free time George loves to fish and fly hang gliders. He is thrilled the Peach State has some world-class trout waters and a world-renowned flying site at Look Out Mountain.