Alex Whittler
Emmy award-winning journalist Alex Whittler, anchors FOX 5’s weekday noon newscasts and annually co-hosts the station’s Black History Month special. She's as dedicated to hard news as she is to finding and writing uplifting, distinctive feature stories.
Since starting in Atlanta, Alex has covered some of the metro area’s biggest stories. Alex was FOX 5's first anchor on the air for the station's wall-to-wall coverage of the Midtown Atlanta medical office shootings in May 2023. For hours, she anchored, messaged sources and relayed critical information to viewers. Alex was on the front lines during 2020’s fiery police brutality protests. She was the first journalist in the market to give a timeline of the reported home break-ins leading up to Ahmaud Arbery’s murder and Alex was "live" the moment arsonists set fire to the Wendy’s where police shot and killed Rayshard Brooks. She also covered Georgia’s role in the 2020 presidential election. Alex knows the responsibility that comes with being on "the big, breaking situation," but she’s especially passionate about telling underrepresented people’s stories.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has acknowledged Alex’s work with seven Emmy nominations and four Emmy Awards. Her in-depth report on indigenous people’s land retention efforts on coastal Georgia’s Sapelo Island earned a Southeast Emmy for "diversity, equity and inclusion." That same chapter awarded her an Emmy for "outstanding news writing."
Before Atlanta, Alex was an anchor and reporter at the number one station in Richmond, Virginia. There, she received two Capital Emmy Awards and covered several breaking news events including the Virginia Beach mass shooting, near record-breaking snowfall, and historic, deadly tornadoes from Hurricane Florence. Born in Chicago and raised in Albuquerque, Alex started her journalism career in the Windy City. She’s worked in all but one television newsroom there including WLS, WMAQ, WGN and WBBM. Alex also had stints interning in New York, for the TODAY Show and Cosmopolitan magazine.
Alex holds a master’s from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism where she was her class graduation speaker. She graduated magna cum laude and in the top 4% of her class with a Bachelor of Journalism from Loyola University Chicago where she minored in political science and dance. Alex loves to help set students up for success. She often volunteers for community events, and emcees debutant balls, scholarship luncheons and other school functions. If you have a story idea, or need a speaker for an event, shoot Alex an email or direct message on social media!
The latest from Alex Whittler
Mother gives daughter life twice, advocates for biliary atresia
A mother-daughter duo brings awareness to biliary atresia through their nonprofit organization "B. A. Hero."
March Summits aim to change Mays High's reputation, student outlook
An event at Benjamin E. Mays High School on Thursday aimed to show students that violence does not have to have a place in their future.
Atlanta Public Schools students receive free eye care
Ophthalmologists and Atlanta Public Schools leaders say the free glasses and vision screenings could clear up more than just eyesight.
Metro Atlanta's female farming community is growing
Though, in the US, farming is a male-dominated field, there are organizations that aim to bring more people with limited resources--especially rural minority women-- into the fold.
Beloved family pet pig perishes in Splendor Oaks farm fire
A Canton family is grateful no one was hurt during a random fire at their barn that set them back hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Will the SAT, ACT requirement become a thing of the past for Georgia college students?
There could be changes to admission requirements for Georgia's public colleges and universities.
Could the Atlanta airport handle a large-scale emergency like a major plane crash?
A large-scale emergency response drill at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport aimed to prepare first responders for the worst.
Remembering Treyvon Vallery: Former football star was kind-hearted jokester
It's been nearly a week since Treyvon Vallery's death in broad daylight and his family is working to get his body back to his home state of Mississippi.
Georgia high school marching bands invited to London's 2025, 2026 New Year's Day Parades
Bands from Jefferson, Winder and Monroe will perform in the 2025 and 2026 London New Year's Day Parades.
Georgia gymnast Katie Finnegan aims for prestigious AAI Award
UGA senior gymnasts Katie Finnegan is vying for the AAI award in her final performance at Stegman Coliseum.