George McDonald is the West Alabama Newsroom reporter for WAKA Action 8 News. He is based in Selma and covers Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry and Wilcox counties.
George began reporting for us in June 2005. He arrived in Alabama from WTOK in Meridian, Mississippi, where he worked as a reporter/photographer. He began his career in television news at WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi, where he was an editor.
George enjoys reporting because he says you’re always learning things you might not otherwise learn, meeting people you wouldn’t otherwise meet and doing things you might not otherwise do, but says the best thing about being a reporter is the potential to have a positive impact in the lives of others.
A native of Chicago (South Side!), George is an alumnus of Tougaloo College and a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. When he’s not working, George enjoys spending quality time with his family.
Hundreds of people continue to visit the new Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice Sunday. Some visitors say the new facilities could be a real step towards racial healing in the country. People from all over…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The last graduates ever produced in the 96 year history of Concordia College Alabama will walk across the stage this weekend in Selma. Concordia College Alabama in Selma is closing at the end of the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Pine Hill police officer is being recognized for a selfless act of heroism that he says was all in the line of duty. Officer…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Cable network C-SPAN is in Dallas County this week to put a national spotlight on Selma. A crew from C-SPAN has been in town all week…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The cities of Selma and Montgomery are bound together by civil rights history. Now some people in Selma are hoping the new Memorial for Peace…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- The Dallas County Sheriff's Office needs your help to find a man suspected of shooting three people. Capt. Mike Granthum says 25 year old LaBerry Aaron…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- There's a controversy brewing in Hayneville after the town council votes to terminate three top town officials. The council voted to fire the police…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- Selma Police need your help to find a Selma man whose been missing now for nearly a week. Police say Montorie Johnson left home late Thursday…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A program in Dallas County has produced a song and a music video in an effort to encourage young people to stay away from…
From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A Wilcox County man is convicted of capital murder in the July 2014 death of his girlfriend. District Attorney Michael Jackson says Wilmore Wiggins was also convicted…
