Christopher King
Christopher King is a veteran journalist who has been on the front lines of some of the nation’s biggest stories, from the September 11th terror attack in New York to the October 1, 2017 massacre on the Las Vegas Strip.
Christopher has reported on major events across the United States throughout his career. He anchored Emmy Award-winning coverage of the Iowa Caucuses as well as the Las Vegas mass shooting. He has covered everything from newsmakers in the world of entertainment to the nation’s capital as well as state capitals in Georgia and New Jersey.
Christopher previously worked as an anchor for Iowa’s News Now and for 13 Action News in Las Vegas. He was on the scene to cover the church shootings in Charleston, S.C., the Atlanta Public School cheating scandal and when former President Jimmy Carter announced his battle with cancer as a reporter for CBS 46.
Before joining CBS 46, Christopher worked as a freelance reporter at CBS Newspath and CNN. Prior to CNN, Christopher was a reporter with WNBC-TV in New York.
Christopher also worked as a reporter with News 12 New Jersey, a producer with CBS Newspath and a correspondent with the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Christopher is originally from New York City, is a graduate of New York University's School of Journalism and earned 72 credits in NYU’s Ph.D. program in American Studies.
The latest from Christopher King
2 charged after gun, tent found near Snellville elementary school
A woman and a man are behind bars after police found them living in a tent in the woods between a Snellville shopping center and Centerville Elementary School.
DeKalb weighs public property camping ban amid homelessness debate
DeKalb County leaders have delayed a vote on a proposal to ban urban camping on public property throughout the county.
$10K FBI reward for suspect posing as officer in I-20 kidnapping
Federal investigators are searching for a man accused of posing as a police officer to kidnap and extort a driver on Interstate 20.
Ex-Gwinnett deputy charged with rape, woman charged with trafficking
A former Gwinnett County Sheriff's deputy and a woman were arrested following a search warrant execution linked to a child sexual abuse investigation, according to the Butts County Sheriff's Office.
Who shot Jaylon Baker? Mother pleads for killer to surrender
A mother is searching for answers and pleading for justice after her son, an aspiring singer, was shot and killed in downtown Atlanta earlier this month.
Victim's family outraged after court halts Stacey Humphreys' execution
Grieving family members expressed anger and disbelief on Wednesday after the Georgia Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of death-row inmate Stacey Humphreys.
Atlanta World Cup hotel occupancy drops despite record tourist turnout
Atlanta welcomed hundreds of thousands of soccer fans and generated millions of dollars during the World Cup, yet local hotels experienced an unexpected drop in overnight stays compared to the previous year.
DeKalb school board to vote on sole superintendent candidate
The DeKalb County Board of Education is set to vote Monday on whether to name Interim Chief Dr. Norman Sauce III as the district's permanent superintendent, facing pushback from critics over the lack of a broader candidate search.
Stunt driving led to fatal crash involving 19-year-old, Georgia trooper
A 19-year-old man died early Monday after a Georgia State Patrol vehicle collided with a pickup truck while responding to illegal stunt driving in metro Atlanta
Developer clarifies NHL status for proposed South Forsyth arena
The developer for The Gathering at South Forsyth says the project is not in a formal NHL application phase, despite a neighborhood email obtained by FOX 5 Atlanta suggesting financial progress.