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
Retired Duluth couple loses life savings to phone scammers
It took just one phone call that lasted less than 30 minutes for scammers to take all the money the Duluth grandparents had saved for their retirement.
Bad Botox is on the market, FDA and CDC warn
More than a dozen people have been treated for symptoms after injections with the counterfeit Botox, federal authorities say.
Low-cost Amazon food delivery will go to food deserts
Amazon is now offering unlimited grocery delivery for a monthly fee for both its Prime members and families who receive SNAP benefits.
14 people hospitalized from counterfeit Botox, says CDC
A big, bold warning coming from the CDC and the FDA about a popular cosmetic procedure. There are rising cases of counterfeit Botox being reported. People have been hospitalized after injections with unapproved Botox.
Atlanta water bills: $12K water bill now in hands of Atlanta judge
An Atlanta judge said a water bill dispute case was the first he’d seen residents actually challenging in court an Atlanta Department of Watershed Management decision.
Georgia Squatter Reform Act passes, awaits governor's signature
Georgia's legislators have a new message for property squatters: The law is no longer on your side.
Boarding pets or in-home sitters: In Atlanta, 1 is a clear cost-saver
When it comes to boarding your pets or leaving them with a sitter, one is much cheaper for Atlantans.
Credit card late fees capped at $8, CFPB announces
Here’s a big win for the consumer. The federal government has ordered a cut in late credit card fees - down to $8.
Ways to track price history in response to businesses considering dynamic pricing
The more people who want to jump into the lane, the more it’ll cost you.
STEM careers need solid writers and good communicators
STEM college majors are often highly sought after in the business world. Today's technology-driven world demands it. But don't set aside those humanities majors.