Lisa Evers
Lisa Evers is a general assignment reporter with WNYW-TV/FOX 5 News. You can see her most nights reporting live from just about every possible location in the tri-state area.
She often covers crime and terrorism, drawing on her extensive police, law enforcement, street and community contacts. These sources enable her to give FOX 5 viewers inside and often exclusive information during breaking news stories.
While most of her work is in hard news, Lisa's contacts in the entertainment and sports worlds have helped her land interviews with P. Diddy, 50 Cent and Usher as well as Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
She has also hosted some illuminating editions of "Good Day Street Talk," FOX 5's public affairs show.
Before FOX 5, Lisa was a general assignment reporter for 1010 WINS. That's where she developed her love of going live on a breaking news story.
In addition to her FOX 5 news position, she also hosts a No. 1-rated weekly talk show on HOT 97 FM called "Street Soldiers," which is geared to a young, urban audience.
Lisa says what she likes most about her job is that she gets to meet so many different people and be in the middle of what's happening every day. She speaks conversational Spanish and French.
The latest from Lisa Evers
Shaquille O'Neal unveils basketball court, 'Shaq Tower' in Newark
Newark celebrated new developments in recreation for kids as well as housing in downtown, all thanks to the involvement of NBA legend and Newark native Shaquille O'Neal.
Exclusive look inside Rikers Island Jail
FOX 5 goes inside Rikers Island for an exclusive look at the jail with the new correction commissioner.
Eric Adams taking on drill rap, social media
Mayor Eric Adams made national headlines when he called out social media companies for their responsibility in promoting violence in drill rap videos and vowed to put a plan in motion to stop the gunfire.
Brooklyn gang members bragged about guns on social media, DA says
17 alleged gun-toting members of a gang are accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old college student, killing a 20-year-old woman at a birthday party, and more crimes.
NYC jail visits suspended as COVID-19 infections skyrocket
COVID infection rates for inmates in New York City's jails is now 17%, nearly double the amount from the previous week.
Could Vybz Kartel be freed from prison?
After more than a decade behind bars, a three-judge tribunal could free Vybz Kartel due to new evidence. In an exclusive interview with FOX 5 News, Isat Buchanan — Vybz Kartel's attorney — said there is no longer any doubt that key evidence was falsified.
How the NYPD crime lab fights the war on illegal guns
The NYPD Forensic Investigations Division is the largest crime lab facility of its kind in the country. The investigators and criminalists who work there combine their expertise and experience as well as some of the latest techniques and technology to help solve all sorts of crimes, including those involving illegal firearms.
How actor Michael K. Williams built community connections in Brooklyn
Michael K. Williams, who died this week, was the co-founder of We Build the Block, an organization making a difference in the lives of young people in Brooklyn.
R. Kelly on trial: Witness describes punishment, abuse
On her second day on the witness stand, one of R. Kelly's accusers testified more about the alleged abuse she suffered and her own mother's role in how she first connected with the disgraced R&B superstar.
Brooklyn's Haitian community reacts to latest tragedy
The images coming in from Haiti are heartbreaking: homes, businesses, and other structures reduced to rubble, possibly with survivors buried underneath. In Brooklyn, which is home to a large Haitian American population, Radio Soleil is a beacon for the latest information and a place to come together.