
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
6-year-old Exton girl gets big surprise when Kamala Harris includes her letter on social media
Sahana Iyer, 6, of Exton beams as she talks about a letter she wrote Kamala Harris that the vice president included in a tweet Tuesday as part of a social media campaign called "Letters to Kamala."
Teen says he was jumped while walking home from work in Mount Airy
Cypress Wilkinson, 17, of Mount Airy described a frightening attack when three men in their 20s jumped him a little over a week ago.
Montgomery County restaurants get boost from Barstool Fund
Two Montgomery County restaurants are getting a much-needed financial boost from the Barstool Fund to help keep them in business.
Colonial Theatre slated to reopen after GoFundMe surpasses goal
The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville is slated to reopen Friday after launching a GoFundMe that surpassed the goal of $50,000.
Vaccine rollout continues in Delaware County
Delaware County just hit 1,000 deaths due to COVID-19 as the vaccine rollout continues.
West Philadelphia man celebrates 104th birthday on New Year's Eve
Ernest Jones marked a milestone on the last day of 2020. He turned 104 years old.
Health care workers around the country receive COVID-19 vaccines
Health care workers around the country are rolling up their sleeves for the first COVID-19 shots as hope that an all-out vaccination effort can defeat the coronavirus.
Quakertown restaurant defies PA indoor dining ban in order to stay afloat
In Pennsylvania, some restaurant owners say they have no choice but to keep indoor dining, despite Governor Tom Wolf’s ban against it. A number of restaurants are defying the latest order.
Small businesses in Chestnut Hill seek ways to bring customers in
Small businesses, like shops in Chestnut Hill, are struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus.
Light at the end of the COVID tunnel as first approved vaccines are given in the UK
A big day in the United Kingdom as people rolled up their sleeves to receive the COVID vaccine, with folks over 80 and frontline workers being inoculated in the first wave.