Alex Whittler Biography
Alex Whittler is an Emmy award-winning journalist currently working as an anchor for Good Day Atlanta and annually co-hosts the station’s Black History Month special. She joined the station in January 2020 and is as dedicated to hard news as she is to finding and writing uplifting, distinctive feature stories.

Alex Whittler Career
During her time in FOX 5 Atlanta, Whittler has covered some of the metro area’s biggest stories. Furthermore, she was the station’s first anchor on the air for the station’s wall-to-wall coverage of the Midtown Atlanta medical office shootings in May 2023. For hours, Whittler anchored, messaged sources and relayed critical information to viewers. In addition, she was on the front lines during 2020’s fiery police brutality protests. Whittler was the first journalist in the market to give a timeline of the reported home break-ins leading up to Ahmaud Arbery’s murder. She was “live” the moment arsonists set fire to the Wendy’s where police shot and killed Rayshard Brooks. Whittler also covered Georgia’s role in the 2020 presidential election. She knows the responsibility that comes with being on “the big, breaking situation,” but is especially passionate about telling underrepresented people’s stories.
Whittler’s work has been acknowledged by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with seven Emmy nominations and four Emmy Awards. Additionally, her in-depth report on indigenous people’s land retention efforts on coastal Georgia’s Sapelo Island earned a Southeast Emmy for “diversity, equity and inclusion.” That same chapter awarded her an Emmy for “outstanding news writing.”
Alex Whittler FOX 5 Atlanta
Prior to joining Atlanta, she was an anchor and reporter at the number one station, NBC12 – WWBT in Richmond, Virginia for about two years. During her time in Virginia, Whittler was a recipient of two Capital Emmy Awards and covered several breaking news events, including the Virginia Beach mass shooting, near-record-breaking snowfall, and historic, deadly tornadoes from Hurricane Florence. She was born in Chicago and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Whittler began her journalism career in the Windy City, Chicago. She’s worked in all but one television newsroom there including WLS, WMAQ, WGN and WBBM. Whittler also had stints interning in New York, for the TODAY Show and Cosmopolitan magazine.
She holds a Master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she was her class graduation speaker. Whittler graduated magna cum laude and in the top 4% of her class with a Bachelor of Journalism from Loyola University Chicago where she minored in political science and dance. She loves to help set students up for success and often volunteers for community events, and emcees debutant balls, scholarship luncheons and other school functions. If you have a story idea, or need a speaker for an event, shoot her an email or direct message on social media!
Alex Whittler Age
She was born in Chicago on 8 July. There is no information on her exact year of birth. However, will update as soon as the information is available.
Alex Whittler Height
Whittler stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Alex Whittler Education
She holds a Master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she was her class graduation speaker. Whittler graduated magna cum laude and in the top 4% of her class with a Bachelor of Journalism from Loyola University Chicago where she minored in political science and dance.
Alex Whittler Family
She was born in Chicago and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her parents live in Phoenix, Arizona and Whittler wishes her mom Jetta Whittler a happy mother’s day and her father a happy Father’s day in her Instagram posts. She also has a sibling younger brother Jared Whittler.
Alex Whittler Husband
Whittler got engaged to her fiance Issa on 22 November 2019 and then there has been no information about the wedding preparations. However, will update as soon as the information is available.
Alex Whittler Children
There is no information about her having children. However, will update as soon as the information is available.
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