Denise Dillon
Denise Dillon's television career has taken her across the country and the globe. These days you can typically find her on FOX 5 News at 10 and FOX 5 News Edge at 11.
Reporting, editing, producing and anchoring: Denise has done nearly every job that television news has to offer. She broke into journalism in Denison, Texas, and also has worked in Indianapolis, Knoxville, and Columbus, Georgia.
Before coming to FOX 5, Denise worked for CNN, where she anchored for many of their networks including Headline News. While at CNN International, she interviewed world leaders nearly every day, giving her a unique perspective on global events.
Denise is an avid athlete and fitness buff. She’s a highly competitive triathlete and has finished three Ironman events, including the World Championship in Hawaii. Believing it’s the only way to travel, she and her husband have run marathons in seven countries and on three continents. Denise has been a personal trainer for more than 15 years and loves to pass on her knowledge of fitness. Denise grew up in a small town in western New York and went to Syracuse University. She and her husband have two daughters.
The latest from Denise Dillon
Former Acworth official charged in bond theft case
Former Acworth court administrator Trevez Richards is jailed in Cobb County, accused of stealing over half a million dollars in bond money.
Body camera video shows deputy fatally shoot service dog
A Cobb County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a service dog named Fifi in Powder Springs while serving an arrest warrant last week.
Old Fourth Ward violence: 3 injured, 1 dead in Atlanta shooting
An 18-year-old man died and three others were injured Friday after an Atlanta apartment shooting in the Old Fourth Ward.
Rental scam: Facebook Marketplace fraud leaves Mableton mom displaced
A Facebook Marketplace rental listing turned out to be an elaborate scam, stripping a young mother of her cash and home in Mableton.
Orbeez gun shooting: Kennesaw teens arrested after neighborhood attacks
Two teens face felony charges following a series of random Orbeez gun shooting incidents targeting children and adults in Kennesaw.
Lightning strike leaves 5 Marietta apartment units in shambles
A Marietta family is picking up the pieces after a late-night lightning strike triggered a fast-moving fire that damaged multiple apartment units.
Mother of former Atlanta Falcons player found dead, brother arrested
A welfare check at a Buckhead home spiraled into a homicide investigation Tuesday afternoon after police discovered a woman dead and detained her barricaded son following a forced entry.
Inside the miraculous rescue of a woman struck by lightning at church
A woman who survived a lightning strike returned to a Marietta church to thank the first responders who pulled her from the brink of death.
World Cup Atlanta deliveries screened with high-tech security
As Atlanta prepares to host its fifth FIFA World Cup match, federal officials are using multiple layers of security to screen every delivery entering Atlanta Stadium.
Enclosed hotel pool turned into chaos after toxic bear spray deployment
Cobb County police are searching for a woman who allegedly deployed bear spray at an indoor hotel pool area during a dispute.