Melanie Alnwick Biography
Melanie Alnwick is an award winning journalist currently working as a reporter for FOX 5 DC at 4 a.m. She joined the station in 1999 and has done just about every assignment there is- nightside reporter, investigative reporter, money and consumer reporter, anchor– and when the opportunity came around to do the early morning shift, she took it.

Melanie Alnwick Career
The question Alnwick is asked most frequently is, “How do you do it?!” Usually, this happens after she tells someone that she gets up for work every day at 2 a.m. Her answer is simple: Alnwick does it because it makes sense for her family. Now she is able to continue a career that she loves, and be home in the afternoons to do her second job as a mom and household executive.
Alnwick started her first newspaper in her childhood when she was 8. OK, it was just a handwritten rag on notebook paper, complete with her own illustrations of neighborhood happenings but she clearly had the bug. Furthermore, she was always the kid with a million questions. Her parents get huge credit for teaching Alnwick not to be afraid to ask. She was encouraged to pick up the phone and call someone if she wanted information.
Alnwick comes from an Air Force family and they moved around a lot. In addition, she saw so many different cultures which helped expand her vision of the world. Alnwick still remembers the Buddhist kids she knew in Thailand who wouldn’t allow their photographs to be taken. They believed it would steal their soul and she has kept that memory with her every day when she interviews people on camera. Additionally, she firmly believes that as journalists, they are being entrusted with people’s persona and it’s their duty to present them accurately and fairly.
Melanie Alnwick FOX 5 DC
She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, Fine Arts from James Madison University. Alnwick also studied Journalism at the University of Florida . Her first job in TV was as a news director’s secretary at WUSA-9 in Washington DC for five years. It was a minor role, but very invaluable to her. Furthermore, Alnwick got so much inside knowledge of how a TV station works and was able to learn from journalists who were at the top of their game. She has also done weather on her first on her first on-air job in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Alnwick still knows her way around an National Weather Service (NWS) forecast map.
Prior to moving to FOX 5 DC, she worked NBC-17 in Raleigh, North Carolina for three years as a weekend anchor and reporter. Alnwick learned how to shoot a gun, found out what a hog waste lagoon is, and got to witness one of the last live tobacco auctions in the state. In addition, she also engineered a fantastic trip with the U.S. Air Force to Bosnia, Albania, Germany and Italy during the Kosovo conflict and had the privilege of flying in the cockpit of a C-17 across the Atlantic.
Melanie Alnwick Awards
It has been an honor returning to DC to work for FOX 5 and her proudest moment was winning a National Emmy for her series of investigative reports on Spring Valley. After the dinner, Jane Pauley came up to her and said, “Great dress… and an even better speech!” Alnwick does not ask for a lot of affirmation in this business, but that little exchange made her feel as if she’d finally taken a seat at the Journalists’ Table.
She volunteers at local hospitals with Musicians on Call, and also teaches art history to elementary school students. It’s such a treat when Alnwick meets viewers who are also early risers: baristas, delivery guys, police officers, mad joggers there is a whole different city out there in the wee hours of the morning. She tell her kids she is lucky to be able to take in the sunrise every day. So if you’re an early riser, please join us every day starting at 4 a we’re up, too!
Melanie Alnwick Age
Alnwick was born in Davis, California on 30 March 1967 according to a social media post in 2017 as she celebrated her her 50th birthday. She is now 57 years old as of 2024.
Melanie Alnwick Height
There is no information about her height. However, will update as soon as the information is available.
Melanie Alnwick Education
She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, Fine Arts from James Madison University. Alnwick also studied Journalism at the University of Florida
Melanie Alnwick Family
She was born in Davis, California. Her parents get huge credit for teaching Alnwick not to be afraid to ask. She was encouraged to pick up the phone and call someone if she wanted information. Alnwick comes from an Air Force family and they moved around a lot. In addition, she saw so many different cultures which helped expand her vision of the world.
Melanie Alnwick Husband
She tied the knot with her husband businessman Frank Alnwick.
Melanie Alnwick Children
Alnwick is a mother to two grown up children, a son and a daughter and frequently shares photos of her children on her Instagram page.
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