Bria Jones
Bria Jones is an Emmy-award-winning journalist who joined the FOX6 team in December 2023. She currently anchors Weekend WakeUp and reports nightside during the week.
She’s coming from her hometown market in Memphis, TN, where she covered the city’s aggressive breaking news cycle, earning her a nomination for the city’s "Best Reporter." She was also a part of award-winning coverage for the "Memphis Shooting Rampage" where WREG-TV won first place in Large Market -- Best Coverage of Breaking News from the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters.
However, she’s no stranger to the Midwest and cold weather. Previously, Bria worked as a reporter/fill-in anchor in Flint, Michigan, where she extensively covered crime and city government. She also took tough viewer questions to city hall in a bi-weekly show titled "Ask The Mayor."
Before that, she spent two years as a multimedia journalist in Northeast Louisiana. She started her professional broadcast career developing her news judgment as a digital associate producer in Memphis.
A proud southern belle, Bria spent time growing up between Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee.
While in college at St. John’s University in New York City, she interned at "The Wendy Williams Show," MTV and VH1.
She is also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and currently serves on the Broadcast Task Force Executive Board for the National Association of Black Journalists.
The latest from Bria Jones
Milwaukee police critical incident; suspect ingests drugs during arrest
A 31-year-old man is in critical condition after Milwaukee police say he ingested illegal drugs during an attempt by officers to take him into custody on the city's northwest side on Wednesday afternoon, March 11.
Missing Milwaukee teen’s mother alleges MPS teacher aided runaway
A Milwaukee mother says her 15-year-old son has been missing since Feb. 28 and believes his former Milwaukee Public Schools teacher helped him run away as police continue investigating.
Milwaukee cold case solved; police now seek help identifying 1982 Jane Doe
The Milwaukee Police Department solved a cold case identifying Thomas Schaffer, missing since 2005, and are now asking for help identifying a young woman found in the Milwaukee River in 1982.
Milwaukee Deer District shooting, vigil held for woman killed
Milwaukee police said two people are in custody for a Deer District shooting that killed 47-year-old Sharita Barber on Saturday night.
Milwaukee fatal Deer District shooting; victim identified, 2 arrested
Family members say Sharita Barber, 47, was shot and killed after a fender bender in Milwaukee’s Deer District on Saturday, Feb. 28, and police have not yet identified a suspect.
Disappearance of Joniah Walker; Milwaukee teen missing nearly 4 years
Joniah Walker remains missing nearly four years after disappearing from Milwaukee at age 15, with her family still seeking answers.
Kenosha school threats; district approves metal detectors, safety measures
The Kenosha Unified School District will install metal detectors at all six high schools after recent gun-related arrests at Bradford High School, as parents call for stronger safety measures.
Open Record: Force of Nature
This week on Open Record, FOX6's Bria Jones and Holly Baker join Bryan Polcyn as we commemorate 100 years of Black history in America.
GreenTree Prep Academy attack; woman faces battery, threat charges
A Milwaukee woman faces multiple felony charges after prosecutors say she assaulted school safety officers and threatened to return with a gun during a fight at GreenTree Preparatory Academy last week.
MPS $46M budget deficit; hiring freeze, class caps proposed at meeting
Milwaukee Public Schools leaders say they are now facing a $46 million budget shortfall, and administrators laid out initial steps Tuesday night, Feb. 10, aimed at stabilizing the district’s finances.