Alex George
Alex George joined the FOX 29 News team in November 2019 as a general assignment reporter.
Prior to joining FOX 29, Alex was a reporter for WTVC News Channel 9 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In September 2018 the Chattanooga Times Free Press named her Best Columnist/Reporter in a "People’s Choice" vote.
Alex hit pause on her career in the spring of 2018, when she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma. She battled cancer with the help of her doctors at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian hospital in Philadelphia and is now a proud cancer survivor.
A graduate of Moorestown, NJ, High School, Alex was born in Philadelphia and grew up watching FOX 29. In summer 2016, while she was an intern and junior reporter at FOX 29, she helped cover the Democratic National Convention on "Good Day Philadelphia."
Alex holds a bachelor’s degree from the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
When she isn’t in the FOX 29 newsroom, Alex enjoys baking for newsroom staff, family, and friends, and sharing the adventures of her dogs on social media.
The latest from Alex George
3-alarm fire destroys vacant church in Pottstown
Investigators are working to determine what sparked a three-alarm fire that destroyed a church in Pottstown early Friday morning.
Paint Philly gives home makeover to woman impacted by deadly medical jet crash
Amira Brown, who lost her son and his girlfriend in a tragic medical jet crash, received a surprise home makeover from Paint Philly.
New video released of suspect in Philadelphia rec center shooting that injured 5
Philadelphia police have released additional video of a suspect in Wednesday's shooting near a rec center that injured five people, including several children. They say the new video shows the suspect after he changed his clothing.
City of Philadelphia's new budget boosts affordable housing efforts with community development funding
City leaders celebrated new funding for Community Development Corporations (CDCs), which are non-profits that provide neighborhood services and assist with the development of affordable housing.
DC 33 to begin voting on tentative agreement reached with City of Philadelphia Monday
On Monday, Philadelphia’s largest municipal workers' union, AFSCME District Council 33, will begin voting on the tentative agreement reached with the city.
Camden sees historic drop in violent crime due to community outreach
Violent crime in Camden has reached its lowest point in 50 years, and county officials credit community outreach programs, such as open gym nights, for this significant improvement.
Apple Watch alerts family after Delco pre-school teacher severely hurt in crash: 'I thought I lost her'
Danalynn Fennell, a mother, wife and teacher, needs the public's help as she nears a long road to recovery after a tragic accident on Route 76.
Hit-and-run driver sought after pedestrian killed in North Philadelphia
A 32-year-old man is dead after Philadelphia police say he was struck by a suspected driver who fled the scene early Sunday morning.
Former President Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive form' of prostate cancer: Doctors weigh in
Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. FOX 29's Alex George spoke to doctors about the kind of cancer the former POTUS has and the types of treatments he may receive.