Shawnette Wilson joined FOX 29 in January, 2007, as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for the "FOX 29 News at Five."
Prior to joining FOX 29, Shawnette lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she was anchor of the ten o'clock weeknight news at WJZY and reporter for sister station WBTV, which she joined in January 2004.
Before moving to the Queen City, she was an anchor and reporter in Savannah, Georgia; an anchor/reporter at a station in Westminster, Maryland; and an assignment desk assistant at FOX5 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Shawnette has also worked on two cable news and community productions in New York, including "The Brooklyn Forum" and "The Manhattan D.A.'s Show." She's covered the education, government and health beat at different stations.
The Baltimore, Maryland, native is a graduate of Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, in New York.
A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and the National Association of Black Journalists, Shawnette loves working with young children, mentoring teens, writing poetry, reading, singing, and Broadway musicals. She's working on writing a novel and screenplay.
Wednesday, May 15 2013 6:47 AM EDT2013-05-15 10:47:08 GMT
"They just keep buying time. It's 60 days here and 60 days there. It's a small victory," said Brian Hathaway. He's one of hundreds of residents who left a meeting at Garnett Valley Middle School hesitant
Neighbors say developer that withdrew application to build is a stall tactic.
Friday, May 10 2013 7:37 AM EDT2013-05-10 11:37:01 GMT
Gregg Wolfe, like most parents, always thought he would look back on precious moments, like receiving Father's Day cards, with a smile. But instead he's fighting back tears.
Gregg Wolfe, like most parents, always thought he would look back on precious moments, like receiving Father's Day cards, with a smile. But instead he's fighting back tears.
Friday, May 10 2013 7:16 AM EDT2013-05-10 11:16:07 GMT
Heroin is killing young people at an alarming rate. And, parents, you think you'd recognize the signs. See what two grieving families missed until it was too late.
Heroin is killing young people at an alarming rate. And, parents, you think you'd recognize the signs. See what two grieving families missed until it was too late.
Tuesday, June 26 2012 12:39 AM EDT2012-06-26 04:39:50 GMT
One day after Animal Control Officers found Chloe, a pit bull someone set on fire, the dog died from the injuries. Someone tipped off Animal Control Officers that the dog was on Gray Street in the Germantown
Reward offered in case of Pit Bull doused with an accelerant and set on fire. The dog died a day later.
