Karen Hepp
Karen Hepp joined the FOX 29 News team in November, 2010. She is a co-anchor of the 4 to 6 a.m. hours of “Good Day Philadelphia,” and joins the set as co-host for the final hour of the show from 9 to 10 a.m.
Prior to joining FOX 29, she worked at WNYW-TV in New York City, anchoring Good Day Wakeup. She had joined Fox 5 in January 2005 as the weekend anchor. She previously worked for NBC-owned-and- operated stations for 8 years including: WNBC in New York; WCAU in Philadelphia; and WVIT in Connecticut. Her career began in Binghamton, New York and Rochester, New York.
Karen is a graduate of New York University and is from the Philadelphia area.
She lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband Brian Sullivan and 3 young sons: Macklin - named for Jeremy Maclin, the former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver; Quinn, named for former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn: and Kellen, named for former NFL player Kellen Winslow Sr. Obviously Karen and her husband love sports… especially in Philly. She also enjoys running, hiking, and sitting on the sidelines of soccer fields.
The latest from Karen Hepp
New Philadelphia schools added to remote-only status for first week of January 2022
The School District of Philadelphia have switched 92 schools to virtual learning for the remainder of the first week of January 2022, district officials announced.
Philadelphia student who received more than 1 million dollars in scholarships selects her school
A Philadelphia high school senior who accrued over $1M in scholarship money selected which school she will attend in the fall Wednesday morning on Good Day Philadelphia.
Haircuts 4 Homeless founders surprised by Will Smith in Zoom call
Will Smith surprises Haircuts 4 the Homeless founders Brennon and Natasha Jones with gifts for their contributions to Philadelphia homeless and overall community.
Delaware County dad creates 'ChristmasPrism' app to help users find holiday lights
A Delaware County dad created a free app to help users find homes with elaborate holiday light displays. The 'ChristmasPrism' app is available in more than a dozen states!
Dr. Oz: Amid case spikes, now is 'time of reckoning' in COVID-19 battle
"Listen, shutting down is an admission we lost control of the virus. That's what happened in March and April. We had to do it because we had lost control of the virus," Dr. Mehmet Oz tells Good Day Philadelphia. "We don't want to make that same mistake again."
Rivalry aside, Eagles fan's well wishes to Cowboys Dak Prescott goes viral
Giovanni Hamilton shared a heartfelt video message to Prescott on Twitter Sunday, showing support for the Dallas Cowboys quarterback.
Philadelphia native Cole Brown joins Good Day to talk about his book "Greyboy"
As a part of FOX 29’s Our Race Reality series, 25-year-old Philadelphia native Cole Brown joined Good Day’s Mike Jerrick and Karen Hepp to discuss his book “Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World.”
West Philly native publishes book on U.S. black barbershops, speaks of their role in his life
Self-taught photographer Antonio M. Johnson had such fond memories of the barbershop of his youth on 52nd and Market, he set out on a journey to visually document barbershops across the United States, in an effort to explore possible similarities or differences.
Riptide dangers: How to 'break the grip of the rip'
Sadly, we've seen too many drownings down the shore. An expert joins "Good Day Philadelphia" to explain riptides and how to break free of them.
Upper Darby school district reverses procedure that banned public at sporting events
Originally, the general public was banned from attending home athletic events after a brawl broke out during a basketball game in December.