Tom Fitzgerald (Reporter)
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Tom Fitzgerald is a Television News Reporter for Fox 5 News WTTG
in Washington D.C., which he joined in 2003.
in Wayne, New Jersey
, Fitzgerald earned a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University's School of Arts & Communications in 1989.
recipient for his investigation into the reasons behind a rise in fatal pedestrian accidents. Currently he is a General Assignment reporter on Fox 5 News “The NewsEdge @ 11”. He has covered issues in Washington ranging from politics, to crime and technology issues.
Prior to Fox 5, Fitzgerald reported and anchored at News 12 New Jersey where he also hosted the political talk show "Roundtable". During his years there, he covered the 9-11 attacks at both the World Trade Center
in New York City
, and at the Pentagon
. He has also reported from several Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
Tom Fitzgerald got his start at WBJB-FM radio, an NPR
affiliate in Middletown, New Jersey. He later joined TV34 News in Monmouth, New Jersey, where he covered the New Jersey state house, political campaigns, and several major storms that damaged coastal towns.
WTTG
WTTG, channel 5, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Fox Broadcasting Company, located in the American capital city of Washington, D.C...
in Washington D.C., which he joined in 2003.
Education
A graduate of William Paterson UniversityWilliam Paterson University
William Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....
in Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069....
, Fitzgerald earned a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University's School of Arts & Communications in 1989.
Career
In 2006 Fitzgerald was an Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
recipient for his investigation into the reasons behind a rise in fatal pedestrian accidents. Currently he is a General Assignment reporter on Fox 5 News “The NewsEdge @ 11”. He has covered issues in Washington ranging from politics, to crime and technology issues.
Prior to Fox 5, Fitzgerald reported and anchored at News 12 New Jersey where he also hosted the political talk show "Roundtable". During his years there, he covered the 9-11 attacks at both the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and at the Pentagon
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
. He has also reported from several Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
Tom Fitzgerald got his start at WBJB-FM radio, an NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
affiliate in Middletown, New Jersey. He later joined TV34 News in Monmouth, New Jersey, where he covered the New Jersey state house, political campaigns, and several major storms that damaged coastal towns.