Sam Daniel
Sam Daniel is a Digital Content Creator at FOX 5. Sam brings 4 years of television and digital experience to Atlanta.
Sam received a journalism degree from the University of Georgia. After graduating, he went home to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he worked for WBIR-TV as a multi-platform producer. He later worked for WHAS11 in Louisville, Kentucky, where he covered the arrests of multiple Louisville police officers for the killing of Breonna Taylor, and he produced 8 hours of coverage on destructive tornadoes in Western Kentucky.
Sam took a short break from news to teach middle school journalism and looks forward to covering the education systems around North Georgia.
When he’s not working in the newsroom, Sam loves exploring all the sites that Atlanta offers, and trying out the latest restaurants.
The latest from Sam Daniel
Morris Brown College President Kevin James fired by board
orris Brown College President Kevin James was abruptly fired on Monday. James, who led the school's accreditation restoration, claims the board provided no cause.
3 inmates killed, 13 hospitalized after fight at Washington State Prison
Three inmates were killed and at least 12 hospitalized Sunday following a fight at Washington State Prison in Davisboro, Georgia.
Man charged in Fulton County among 3 inmates killed at Washington State Prison
Three inmates killed at the Washington State Prison have been identified by the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Georgia confirms first measles case of 2026 in traveling infant
Georgia health officials confirmed the state's first measles case of 2026 in an infant who had recently traveled abroad and was too young for the standard vaccine.
16-year-old arrested for murder after deadly Palmetto apartment shooting
A teenager has been arrested following a deadly shooting in south Fulton County on Saturday, according to police.
Summerville hit-and-run: Police searching for white GMC Terrain
Summerville police are searching for a white GMC Terrain with Alabama tags following a Friday night hit-and-run in the downtown area.
East Point MARTA station shooting injures 3 people
A shooting at the East Point MARTA station injured three people on Sunday, according to police.
Clayton County police search for missing, endangered 14-year-old girl
Clayton County police are searching for missing 14-year-old Dara Jackson, who was last seen in Riverdale on Saturday and has a health condition.
Georgia trooper, deputy hit when driver fails to 'move over'
A Douglas County deputy was hospitalized and a GSP trooper injured Sunday after a driver failed to move over on I-20 and hit two parked patrol cars.
Dalton police investigate deadly arson; suspect killed in Kentucky crash
A suspect in a deadly Dalton arson died in a Kentucky car crash Saturday after allegedly killing his girlfriend and setting her home on fire.