Dana Fowle
Dana Fowle joined FOX 5 Atlanta as a general assignment reporter in 1995, and in August 1999 she joined the FOX 5 I-Team as the Consumer Reporter. Not long after she joined the I-Team, her investigation into Georgia’s child-welfare system helped change state child-care laws. After exposing how 5-year-old Terrell Peterson was tortured and starved while in foster care, she was honored with the prestigious Green Eyeshade award by the Society of Professional Journalists. Ultimately, this investigation helped lead to the reorganization of top management at the Department of Family and Children’s Services.
Before joining the FOX 5 news team, Dana was a reporter for WMAQ-TV in Chicago and an anchor and reporter for CLTV, also in Chicago. She was also reporter and weekend anchor in Lynchburg, Virginia. She began her career in radio in Richmond, Virginia.
Dana is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has covered a wide range of stories. Soon after the September 11th terrorist attacks, she was reporting live from Ground Zero. During the U.S. bombing of Yugoslavia, she was filing reports from a military refueling plane over the Adriatic Sea. As a consumer investigator with the FOX 5 I-Team, Dana has put a stop to shady businesses and con men who have swindled thousands of dollars from innocent people. She won an Associated Press Award for Best Investigative Reporting after exposing a local modeling agent who took the trust and money from would-be models and actors.
Dana has worked with refugees teaching them how to assimilate into US culture and has received the volunteer of the year award from Catholic Social Services. In 2008, Dana won the Atlanta Press Club’s TV Journalist of the Year award.
A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Dana enjoys traveling and has hiked the Inca trail in Peru and traveled much of Western and Eastern Europe. She and her husband live in Atlanta.
The latest from Dana Fowle
National 401(k) Day reminds us to start investing early
National 401(k) Day comes each Friday after Labor Day. It's meant to keep highlighting the importance of the worker and the march to eventual retirement.
Child sex trafficker and accused Tucker squatter sentenced to 5 years
A man dragged from a home accused of squatting is now in federal prison. His arrest was a take-down caught on camera by the Fox 5 I-Team.
Atlanta woman receives outrageous water bill, she's not the only one
When your water bill is usually around $13 a month, and then it spikes to $20,000 the next month, that will grab your attention—and, of course, your wallet.
Cash App users may be entitled to $2.5K in lawsuit
Cash App has agreed to a $15 million class action settlement and some users could be eligible for up to $2,500.
Home shopping this weekend? Well, the rules have changed
Real estate deals have a big rule change that kicks in on Aug. 17 that gives home buyers more bargaining power in the process.
Feds say Amazon's responsible for recalling dangerous products
In a recent decision, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously that Amazon has a legal responsibility to not sell items on its platform that have been shown by the CPSC to be unsafe or dangerous.
A will saves money and heartache. Don't put it off
August is Make A Will month. And let's be honest, no one will be here forever. Yet, 64% of those who answered a legal survey admit they don't have a will
Georgia retirees recover savings from bank scam
For months, the retired Buford couple has been fighting to recover their lost life savings that disappeared after a single phone call. Now the couple's hard work has led to a refund and the Texas woman's arrest.
Some retailers removing self-checkout lanes
Self-checkout lanes have been around since the late 80s, but some big retailors are taking a step back due to theft and other reasons.
Arrest warrant issued in scam that targeted Georgia couple's lifesavings
A Gwinnett County couple got bilked out of $49,000, a lifetime of savings. But according to the police, it only took 19 minutes to steal it. Now Aa arrest warrant gives the retired couple hope they can get answers and money reimbursed.