
Dawn Timmeney
Dawn Timmeney joined the FOX 29 News team in January of 2013 as a general assignment reporter. She also anchors the weekend evening editions of the FOX 29 News.
Prior to joining FOX 29, Dawn spent twelve years as an anchor at NBC-10 in Philadelphia, where she won an Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment Broadcast. An avid animal lover, Dawn also co-produced and hosted “Dawn’s Pet Project,” an entertaining and informative weekly show about animals which aired on NBC NonStop on Comcast.
Before moving to Philadelphia, Dawn anchored at WBRE-TV, the NBC-affiliate in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She co-anchored the 5pm, 6pm and 11pm news, with the 5pm and 11pm winning Emmy Awards for Best Newscast. Dawn kicked off her television career as a reporter and anchor for two years at WFMZ-TV in Allentown, PA.
Dawn graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a B.S. in Mass Communication and Broadcast Journalism. She attended Moravian Academy in Bethlehem, PA, until 10th grade. Dawn graduated from George School in Newtown, PA, where she spent her last two years of high school as a boarding student.
In 1993, Dawn and her husband founded the Max and Lorraine Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to helping children who suffer from asthma. In conjunction with the American Lung Association, they established Camp AsthmaCadabra in the Pocono Mountains, for children who would otherwise be denied a summer camping experience because of their asthma.
Dawn is an Honorary Board Member of the Crohns and Colitis Foundation, as well as the “Little Smiles” organization. She is also a huge education advocate and a former member of the Board of Trustees for Community Partnership School.
Dawn and her husband, Mike, have a daughter named Oona. She also has a stepson, Eamon. She loves the outdoors and spends her winters skiing and summers sailing in the Poconos.
The latest from Dawn Timmeney
Kids baseball team in Fishtown facing major challenge after all their gear is stolen
A major blow for a kids’ baseball team in Fishtown when all of their gear – bats, gloves, balls – is stolen.
Officials: 4 suspects sought in connection with fatal shooting of 15-year-old; $30K reward offered
Philadelphia Police are searching for four suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Simon Gratz High School sophomore.
Parkway to move historic Center City Gulf Station to Fairmount Park
Quite the sight in Center City Wednesday night as the Parkway Corporation prepares to move an historic Gulf Station to Fairmount Park.
'We want our sleep': Residents near the SEPTA Media Wawa line lose sleep as train horns blow all night
The new SEPTA Media Wawa Line has residents in nearby Aston, Middletown and Chester Heights blowing a fuse. The trains blow their horns at all hours of the night, causing a level of noise residents find discomforting.
Delaware County man discovers he was adopted; finds large family after taking DNA test
A 77-year-old Delaware County man thought he was an only child until he took a DNA test and discovered he had been adopted and found he actually had been one of 13 children.
Philadelphia high school senior goes viral after enthusiastic reaction to college acceptance
Great things are in store for a Germantown teen after he recently got accepted into his first-choice school and went viral after his mom captured his reaction to the exciting news.
Camden County Little League seeks community help after critical team equipment stolen
A Camden Couty Little League organization had a crucial piece of equipment stolen and now seeks the community's help replacing it.
Officials: Man accused of tricking women into handing over phones, helping himself to personal info
Chester County officials are warning of a man who, they say, conned women into handing their phones to him, and he helped himself to their personal information.
'My dream is to make the NFL': Prospect Park senior headed to Yale on full scholarship
For a high school football player from Delaware County, the sky is the limit, as he prepares to head to Yale on a full scholarship.
Montgomery County man, left on a doorstep as a newborn, is surprised with Super Bowl tickets
Montgomery County man, who was left on a Pittsburgh doorstep at 12-days-old and recently found long-lost biological family, surprised with Super Bowl LVII tickets.