Award-winning anchor and reporter Lynnsey Gardner is thrilled to be waking you up with a smile weekdays on News 12 This Morning.
The morning news is why Lynnsey fell in love with journalism as a little girl. Why? She liked the idea of keeping you plugged into your world, informing you of current events locally, nationally and internationally all the while also giving you a few laughs along the way...OK, on our show, more than just a few laughs are promised every morning before you head out the door! Believe it or not, Lynnsey says she actually looks forward to working the crazy hours that come along with the morning team that you can catch on News 12 Monday through Friday from 5 am till 7 am.
Lynnsey is a familiar face on the News 12 team. She joined the WRDW in June of 2006 as a multimedia journalist. Lynnsey was later promoted to Weekend Anchor/Senior Reporter before making the switch to the morning desk.
In 2010, Lynnsey was honored to be awarded a GABBY and named "Best TV On-Air Personality" by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters. She was also selected by the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce as one of the "Top 10 Young Professionals to Watch" in the CSRA. In May of 2010, Lynnsey's Alma Mater, The Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia, recognized Lynnsey's career with the John E. Drewry Award for Young Alumni Achievement. The Drewry Award "honors a graduate of the last decade who has seen exciting and productive career developments".
Lynnsey was also named "Best Anchor/Reporter" by the Georgia Associated Press in 2008.
Lynnsey's investigative journalism was recognized with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for "Best Investigative Reporting" in 2009 for her exclusive series on Dent's Undertaking Establishment, a local funeral home accused of mishandling money, abusing a body, and misplacing ashes. Thanks to her ongoing investigation, illegal practices were exposed and the funeral home has since been shut down, while facing bankruptcy. The same investigation was also honored by the Georgia Associated Press in 2008 for "Best Investigative Reporting". She also received a GABBY from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters in 2008 for the same report.
Her exclusive series on a pirate radio station illegally operating in Augusta won an honorable mention by the Georgia AP for "Best Series Reporting." During her time at News 12, Lynnsey also exclusively reported on the largest marijuana bust in Georgia history, and she had an exclusive interview with Tomi Rae Brown and James Brown II at the Godfather of Soul's statue in downtown Augusta, just hours after the singer’s death on Christmas Day 2006.
In February 2009, Lynnsey was interviewed for a BBC documentary as a reporter who helped break the story of Betty Neumar, a woman arrested in Augusta and later accused of being a "black widow" across the US.
Lynnsey loves calling the CSRA home; it's a southern community with a lot of history, and one she feels is the perfect place to continue her career. Lynnsey is a Southern girl at heart. She was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Birmingham, Alabama and Grayson, Georgia. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia in May of 2006, where she majored in Broadcast News and minored in Political Science. As a student at the Grady College of Journalism, Lynnsey worked as a reporter, photojournalist, anchor, and producer for NewSource 15, the local Athens news channel broadcast by the Grady College. Lynnsey was also a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority at the University of Georgia.
Lynnsey loves to travel, and during college she studied abroad in Austria and traveled to Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Croatia. She's also visited Scotland, London, Belize, Honduras, and the Bahamas.
Lynnsey also loves to spend time with friends and family, and in her spare time, you'll find her cheering on the red and black. GO DAWGS!! Of course, she'd always like to hear from you. You can email her at lynnsey.gardner@wrdw.com.
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