Joi Dukes
Joining the news team at FOX 5 in April 2022, Joi Dukes returned to her hometown of Atlanta eager to tell the stories of people in the city where she grew up.
Joi is a product of Fulton County, Gwinnett County and Atlanta Public Schools. She graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida in 2016 with a degree in Mass Media/Communications and a minor in Journalism from Florida A&M University. She came to Atlanta from WRCB in Chattanooga, Tennessee after three years as the weekend evening anchor/reporter. There, she covered notable stories with nationwide impact including the historic 2020 presidential election in Georgia and former President Trump’s final campaign visit to the Peach State. Joi started her career in Macon as a multimedia journalist at 41NBC where she led coverage of the Georgia General Assembly and Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial race. She also broke the story of Fort Valley State University’s sorority sexual misconduct investigation.
Joi's motto as a journalist is coverage with compassion. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Her ties to the Atlanta area and broadcasting roots go deep as the daughter of former Atlanta Falcons player and veteran sports broadcaster Jamie Dukes. A fun fact about Joi is she was featured in filmmaker Bill Duke’s book "Dark Girls"—a companion to the 2011 documentary that explores prejudices in the Black community against darker skinned women. When Joi is not on the scene of breaking news, you can find her in the gym, hanging out with friends or watching a documentary.
The latest from Joi Dukes
Atlanta City Council moves to revive animal services agreement with Fulton County
Fulton County Animal Control Services may soon be servicing the city of Atlanta again, following the severance of relations earlier this month.
Vine City residents, city leaders call for increased patrols after recent shootings
Some Atlanta city leaders are calling for a greater police presence in Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood after a series of recent shootings.
Decatur tea shop going ‘cashless’ after recent string of burglaries
It took less than two minutes for the burglars to get in and out of the downtown Decatur tea shop and steal hundreds of dollars in cash. The owners says her shop wasn't the only one the men hit that night.
Another fire near Cheshire Bridge stokes homeless encampment concerns
Atlanta fire officials responded to yet another call about smoke coming from underneath Cheshire Bridge Road over the weekend.
Atlanta Airport MARTA Station closes for renovations
Starting Monday, April 8, MARTA says Airport Station will be closed for renovations. Here's when it is expected to reopen.
11-year-old dies in Spalding County house fire
A Spalding County family is mourning the loss of an 11-year-old girl after her body was retrieved from a fire that burned down their home Saturday night.
2 dead, 1 critical after crash near train tracks in Doraville, officials say
The DeKalb County fire department and police responded to a crash near the train tracks in Doraville on Saturday morning.
DEA seizes $1.6M in meth from Stone Mountain home linked to cartel
Just a month after DEA officials in Atlanta seized 855 pounds of meth from a storage unit in Norcross, another massive drug bust in DeKalb County led them to find even more drugs and money.
13-year-old driver leads South Fulton police on early morning chase
A late-night joyride in a stolen car ended with the arrest of four juveniles over the weekend. Police in South Fulton say the youngest was just 12 years old.
Atlanta ranks third in new HIV infections nationwide, CDC data shows
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent data on new cases of HIV paints a startling picture of an ongoing health crisis in the Southeast.