Shawnette Wilson
Shawnette Wilson joined the FOX 29 News team in January, 2007, as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor. She then went on to anchor the former Fox 29 mid-day news and after that Fox 29 Morning News. She is once again reporting weekdays for the FOX 29 News evening newscasts at 5, 6, 10 and 11 p.m.
Shawnette came to Philadelphia from the CBS station WBTV/WJZY in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she anchored the 10 o’clock weeknight news and reported for the station’s 11 p.m. newscast. She previously worked as a reporter and then anchor of the 6, 10 and 11 p.m. news at the ABC station WJCL in Savannah, Georgia. Shawnette also worked as an anchor/reporter for local cable news station PV3 in Westminster, Maryland. She spent about a year working as an assignment desk assistant at Fox5 in Atlanta Georgia between on-air jobs.
While in Philadelphia, Shawnette has covered major breaking news and historic weather events such as Superstorm Sandy. She has also been part of lead team coverage for the Phillies’ 2008 World Series victory, the Pope’s visit, the 2016 Democratic National Convention and the Philadelphia Eagles’ historic 2018 Super Bowl victory.
Shawnette received Emmy nominations from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for two long-format enterprise stories on stranger danger/child abductions and sextortion involving children victimized and blackmailed by online predators over sexual images of the victim. She is most proud of producing long-format stories like her series on the heroin epidemic affecting young people and pregnant women and young convicted felons returning to society to name a few.
The Baltimore, Maryland, native is a graduate of Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, in New York. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., and the National Association of Black Journalists. She loves working with young children and mentoring teens. She also writes poetry and loves musicals. Her favorite little people in the world are her two nieces and three nephews.
The latest from Shawnette Wilson
Delivery drivers on high alert after violent carjacking of South Jersey driver
A warning for local delivery drivers after one was held up and violently carjacked by a thief police say was posing as a customer. Police say they caught that suspect, but are still warning drivers not to let their guards down.
Grandmother struck, killed walking grandkids to school in Southwest Philadelphia: police
A typical Monday morning ended in tragedy when Philadelphia police say an accident claimed the life of a 65-year-old woman.
I-76 closure: Expect delays through Monday morning as highway closed in Grays Ferry
Traffic troubles are returning to the Schuylkill Expressway this weekend as I-76 east is closed from just after the ramp to Grays Ferry to just before the 34th Street on ramp.
Husband charged after wife’s body found in closet in Bustleton: police
A 65-year-old man has been charged after police say his wife’s body was found inside a closet in Philadelphia’s Bustleton neighborhood.
NJ detective killed during home invasion; suspect found shot at hospital: police
A home invasion in Bridgeton ended in tragedy when a local law enforcement officer was shot to death late Tuesday night,
Suspect identified in hit-and-run that injured 3 nurses, shooting victim: police
Philadelphia police have identified the suspect sought in a hit-and-run crash that injured three Penn Presbyterian nurses and a shooting victim on Saturday.
12-year-old killed by falling tree limb in Lawrence Township: police
Lawrence Township police say a 12-year-old boy was fatally struck by a tree limb while in his backyard Monday afternoon.
1st cannabis dispensary in Moorestown Township to be located in same center as police
The Moorestown Planning Board has approved the first cannabis dispensary in the township and it will be located within the Moorestown West Corporate Center, also home to Moorestown Police.
Inside rehearsal for 'The Chronicles,' youth play on gun violence taking the stage this month
Teens and young adults in Philadelphia are putting on a play to show the impact and trauma of gun violence and inspire others to choose the right path. FOX 29’s Shawnette Wilson has the story.
Dockworkers threaten to strike as current contract expires at midnight
The International Longshoremen’s Association that represents nearly 45,000 dock workers at three dozen U.S. Ports from Maine to Texas including Philadelphia and Wilmington ports are threatening to strike. Here's what the potential strike means for our area ports.