Darronté Matthews
Darronté Matthews is an Illinois Broadcasters Association award-winning journalist joining the FOX6 team as a reporter.
Before coming to FOX6, Darronté spent four years at the CBS/FOX affiliate stations WMBD/WYZZ-TV in Peoria, IL. There he was promoted multiple times from multimedia journalist, to reporter, to weekend anchor, and main anchor. He was a part of the Edward R. Murrow award-winning town hall program "Together We Rise," which explored local race relation issues after the murder of George Floyd.
Some of Darronté's notable breaking news, investigative and high-profile coverage in Peoria included the Illinois gubernatorial race, the unsolved death of Illinois State University student Jelani Day, the murder trial for the parents of 8-year-old Navin Jones and investigating why teens steal cars.
Being fluent in both English and Spanish, he has also done bilingual reporting.
Darronté got his start in the news industry in 2014 at the PBS-affiliate station WEIU-TV in Charleston, IL. He started as a production assistant and eventually became a general assignment reporter and anchor.
Darronté's love for journalism ignited from watching news with family in his hometown of Chicago. He's a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and loves traveling and ESL teaching. If you see him out and about, don't be shy to say hi.
The latest from Darronté Matthews
Wisconsin blizzard warning: We Energies preparing to respond to outages
We Energies said crews are prepared to respond to power outages as a winter storm moves across Wisconsin on Sunday and into Monday.
Milwaukee police shooting, girlfriend shares her version of events
A Milwaukee police officer shot and killed a man during a police chase on Thursday. His girlfriend was with him when it happened. She spoke to FOX6.
Southeast Wisconsin wind gusts deliver damage Friday
Powerful wind gusts caused problems and led to serious damage across southeast Wisconsin on Friday, March 13.
Pig mask burglary shocks Burlington honor-system farm store owner
A Burlington self-serve farm store owner says surveillance video shows a suspect in a pig mask on Wednesday, March 11, stealing cash, food and more from her store that has operated on an honor system for six years.
Germantown crash; bystanders help rescue Wauwatosa man from burning car
Bodycam video shows deputies, police and bystanders rescuing a Wauwatosa man from a burning car after a crash on northbound I-41 in Germantown on Tuesday morning, March 10.
Milwaukee drive-thru attack; worker pepper sprayed by customer
An 18-year-old Milwaukee fast food worker says a customer pepper sprayed her through a Rocky Rococo drive-thru window before speeding away last week, and she now hopes police identify and arrest the suspect.
Milwaukee Aurora Sinai hospital shooting, man pronounced dead
The man critically injured in a shooting at Milwaukee's Aurora Sinai Medical Center on Monday has now died.
Milwaukee towing ordinance leads to more than 1,000 vehicles towed
The City of Milwaukee has towed 1,078 vehicles since January under a new ordinance targeting drivers with five or more unpaid parking tickets that are at least 60 days overdue.
Milwaukee stolen car chaos; confrontation ends in crashes
Video circulating online shows a stolen car crashing near Capitol Drive and Teutonia Avenue in Milwaukee after police say the vehicle’s owners confronted the suspected thief, who ran from the scene.
Brookfield fatal house fire on Saturday; father, son and dog killed
A father, his adult son and the family dog were killed in a Saturday morning, Feb. 28, house fire on Brookdale Drive in Brookfield, and three responding officers were injured as the cause remains under investigation.