Joe Fryer (journalist)

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Joe Fryer
Born
Joseph Fryer

(1977-07-29) July 29, 1977 (age 49)
Education Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
Occupation Journalist
Employer NBC News
Known forReporter at KING-TV and KARE-TV. NBC News correspondent
PartnerPeter (c. 2008–present) [1]

Joe Fryer (born July 29, 1977) is an American journalist working for NBC News as a correspondent, co-anchor of streaming show Morning News Now with Savannah Sellers on NBC News Now, and feature anchor for the Saturday edition of Weekend Today . [2]

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Fryer joined NBC News in 2013 as a part-time correspondent and officially joined NBC News as a full-time correspondent on October 21, 2013, and Fryer also serves as a weekday & weekend fill-in and substitute anchor for Today, Saturday Today, Sunday Today with Willie Geist and NBC Nightly News . [3] [4]

He reports for all platforms of NBC News including Today , Weekend Today , and NBC Nightly News .

Before joining NBC, Fryer was a reporter for KING-TV, the NBC affiliate in Seattle, Washington. [5] [6]

Career

Fryer has worked for KARE-TV [2] in Minneapolis, Minnesota; WTVF–TV in Nashville, Tennessee; WBAY-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky. [7]

In 2014, Fryer won an Emmy with photojournalist Jeff Christian in the category of "Feature News Report." [8] He also won in the writing category for his composite "Fryer's Favorite Features."

In October 2020, Fryer was named co-anchor with Savannah Sellers of brand-new streaming show Morning News Now on NBC News Now from 7am-12pm weekdays. [9] Then, in 2023, Fryer was officially named the feature anchor for the Saturday edition of Weekend Today . [10]

References

  1. ↑ Fryer, Joe (June 27, 2019). "NBC correspondent Joe Fryer looks back on coming out: 'Visibility is vital'". Today (NBC News).
  2. 1 2 J, C (19 August 2013). "C.J.: Ex-KARE11 figure Joe Fryer hot on trail of national news". Star Tribune . Retrieved 23 October 2013. Fryer is also on the story about Bob Filner, the San Diego mayor who won't leave despite serial allegations of sexual harassment.
  3. ↑ "Joe Fryer Named NBC News Correspondent - TVNewser". Mediabistro.com. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  4. ↑ Gustafson, Amy Carlson (August 17, 2013). "Former KARE reporter on network news in August". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "KING Reporter Joe Fryer Joins NBC News - TVSpy". Mediabistro.com. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  6. ↑ Debora Halpern Wenger; Deborah Potter (17 February 2011). Advancing the Story: Broadcast Journalism in a Multimedia World. SAGE Publications. pp. 80–. ISBN   978-1-4833-0523-3.
  7. ↑ "About Joe". JoeFryer.com. Retrieved 2013-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "2014 - 51st Annual Emmy® Recipients | Nominations & Recipients". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  9. ↑ "NBC News Launches Streaming Morning Show Amid Pandemic - From a Real Studio - TheWrap". www.thewrap.com. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. ↑ "Laura Jarrett New Saturday Today Show Anchor, Replacing Kristen Welker". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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