Bill Fitzgerald

Bill Fitzgerald has been hired by WNCN (NBC-17) as a news anchor to replace Bill Gaines, who left the station in August. He will join co-anchor Melanie Sanders and meteorologist Wes Hohenstein weeknights at 6, 7 and 11 p.m. Prior to joining WNCN, Fitzgerald was an anchor for MSNBC. Prior to joining MSNBC, Fitzgerald served as weekend anchor and general assignment reporter for the NBC owned-and-operated station WVTM-TV in Birmingham, Alabama. He previously served as reporter for the local cable news network News 12 Long Island, New York. He was also an off-air reporter and associate
producer for the NBC owned-and-operated WVIT-TV in Hartford, Connecticut. Before starting his television career, Fitzgerald taught junior high and high school level English in Rome, Italy and at Eton College in Great Britain.

History

Fitzgerald graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He also holds a Master's Degree in journalism from Columbia University. He and his wife Amy have a daughter, Ciara, and a son, Aidan.