Alex George
Alex George joined the FOX 29 News team in November 2019 as a general assignment reporter.
Prior to joining FOX 29, Alex was a reporter for WTVC News Channel 9 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In September 2018 the Chattanooga Times Free Press named her Best Columnist/Reporter in a "People’s Choice" vote.
Alex hit pause on her career in the spring of 2018, when she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma. She battled cancer with the help of her doctors at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian hospital in Philadelphia and is now a proud cancer survivor.
A graduate of Moorestown, NJ, High School, Alex was born in Philadelphia and grew up watching FOX 29. In summer 2016, while she was an intern and junior reporter at FOX 29, she helped cover the Democratic National Convention on "Good Day Philadelphia."
Alex holds a bachelor’s degree from the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
When she isn’t in the FOX 29 newsroom, Alex enjoys baking for newsroom staff, family, and friends, and sharing the adventures of her dogs on social media.
The latest from Alex George
Fully vaccinated couple tests positive for COVID-19
Four months after being fully vaccinated both Rick Rein and Claudia Gallego tested positive for COVID-19.
Thousands of Philadelphia Water Department customers billed incorrectly
Thousands of Philadelphia Water Department customers were shocked to see massive water bills — some were left with a bill as high as $30,000.
Philadelphia continues encouraging mask wearing, won't rule out mandate
The City of Philadelphia is continuing to encourage the wearing of face masks as nationwide COVID-19 cases rise.
Firefighter killed, 3 others hurt after crash on I-76
One person has died and multiple others are recovering after an incident on the Schuylkill Expressway early Saturday morning.
Gun buyback event nets over 100 guns
A gun buyback event in West Oak Lane nets over 100 guns, giving organizers some hope that 100 fewer guns are off the streets.
Mount Laurel man seen in video hurling racial slurs taken into custody after day-long protest
A racist rant in a quiet South Jersey neighborhood is going viral. It shows a man hurling racial epithets at his neighbor. Monday, a crowd gathered outside the man’s house, in protest.
Residents, vacationers make preparations as Elsa moves north
Vacationers and residents prepare for possible rip currents or flooding, due to Hurricane Elsa, preparing to make a move up the Atlantic seaboard.
Ruff night: Fourth of July fireworks can cause stress, anxiety in dogs
Fourth of July fireworks are a staple of many Independence Day celebrations across the country, but as Americans marvel at the “bombs bursting in air” your four-legged friends could be having a ruff night.
Video shows plaza at Holocaust Memorial filled with trash
Piles of trash were shown being strewn across the oldest Holocaust Memorial in the United States, in Philadelphia, over the weekend.
Officials contend with potential environmental impacts of Brookhaven fuel leak
Officials are investigating the potential environmental impacts of a fuel leak in Delaware County that contaminated a local stormwater system.