Cody Alcorn
The Morning News Co-Anchor From 7-9 A.M.
Cody Alcorn is the co-anchor of Margaret Burnquist on The Morning News weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.Cody grew up in Sikeston, Mo., and went to school at The University of Tennessee at Martin, where he graduated with a bachelor’s of arts degree in communications.Before moving to Greenville in July 2006, Cody worked in Jackson, Tenn., where he was a co-anchor on “Good Morning West Tennessee” at WBBJ-TV. Cody was moved to The Morning News in January 2010.Cody has reported on some of the Upstate’s biggest stories since joining the FOX Carolina News team. He reported from Columbia when musician Travis Barker and DJ AM’s airplane crashed during take off. He also reported live from the scene of a 13 hour standoff at a Madison, Ga., motel which stemmed from an Amber Alert in South Carolina. Cody was also part of the FOX Carolina team that reported live from Washington, D.C., during President Barack Obama’s historic inauguration.Cody has also taken viewers along as deputies raided Upstate drug houses, took down prostitutes in the act and busted men accused of trying to meet up with Upstate children for sex."This isn’t an eight-to-five job," Cody said. "When stories break, we stay on the scene until we gather all the information we can to bring our viewers a fair, accurate report about what’s happening.”Most recently, Cody was the first reporter on scene of an attempted bank robbery and hostage situation in Greenville. It was his day off. Cody provided live reports from the scene along side his colleagues until Greenville police were able to bring the situation to an end.“It’s in my blood," Cody said. "I’ve come to admit that I’m a news junkie.”E-mail: cody.alcorn@foxcarolina.com, Want to request a visit from Cody? Click here!Awards/Recognitions:
- Associated Press Award for Series for his reports on "Operation Rolling Thunder"
- Associated Press Award for Investigative Reporting for his reports on “Online Prostitution”
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