Alison Parker

Birthday: August 19, 1991

Death: August 26, 2015

She was WDBJ7’s Morning reporter. Former WDBJ7 intern, also worked at WCTI NewsChannel 12 in the Jacksonville, NC. Graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. in December 2012. Learned the ropes of journalism in JMU's School of Media Arts and Design. During her last semester in school, she learned how to produce newscasts at WHSV, an ABC/Fox affiliate station in Harrisonburg. Was also News Editor for JMU's nationally recognized newspaper, The Breeze, which received numerous press awards.