Bria Jones
Bria Jones is an Emmy-nominated journalist excited to be joining the FOX6 nightside team.
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 woman pursues pilot dream to honor father’s aviation career
A Milwaukee County STEM teacher inspired by her late father is pursuing a career as a pilot, training in Wisconsin and preparing for acceptance into a competitive aviation academy.
Violins of Hope residency concludes in Milwaukee with farewell event
Milwaukee marked the end of the Violins of Hope residency after months of performances using Holocaust-surviving instruments, as the Hoan Bridge glowed yellow in remembrance on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Big Bend snowplow crew travels to Kentucky to help after winter storm
A snowplow crew from Big Bend traveled to Kentucky to help storm-hit communities, working 48 hours and plowing hundreds of miles, with most of the effort donated to those in need.
Milwaukee U-Haul storage facility fire; crews battle 5-alarm blaze
Multiple Milwaukee firefighters responded to a large commercial fire Wednesday night, Jan. 21, near Barclay and Orchard at a U-Haul Moving & Storage facility in Walker’s Point, with crews working to contain the flames.
Sentry Foods closure; Milwaukee north side grocery access in question
A Sentry Foods on Milwaukee’s north side is closing less than two years after opening, prompting concerns about food access as neighbors react to another grocery store shutdown.
Milwaukee fatal shooting, mother killed Wednesday; police investigating
Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal shooting near Appleton and Silver Spring that killed a 29-year-old woman on Wednesday, Jan. 14, as family members called the incident an act of domestic violence.
West Allis man charged in fatal Milwaukee crash in court, bond set
A 21-year-old West Allis man is charged with reckless homicide after prosecutors say he was speeding and failed to brake before a Milwaukee crash last week that killed newlywed father D’Monte Owens.
Milwaukee school resource officers; mixed views surface at public meeting
Community members are questioning the impact of school resource officers nearly 10 months after their return to Milwaukee Public Schools, with calls for more data and transparency.
Minneapolis ICE shooting; Milwaukee protesters join nationwide outcry
Protesters gathered in Milwaukee following the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE agent, holding a vigil and calling for accountability as similar demonstrations unfolded nationwide.
Milwaukee death, arson investigation; pregnant woman identified
A pregnant woman was found dead inside a Milwaukee home Monday night, Jan. 5, launching a death and arson investigation that police say also claimed the life of her unborn child.