Morgan McKay
Morgan McKay is the political reporter for FOX 5 NY.
Morgan grew up in Bozeman, Montana where she graduated high school in a class of 18 students. Most of her friends lived on multi-generational family farms and her days consisted of hunting, fishing, skiing, camping and backwoods hiking. It’s here where she learned how local and national politics can shape communities. She left Montana to attend Biola University in Los Angeles, California, pursuing a career in journalism, to hold the powerful accountable.
After graduating, she accepted a job at KBZK in Bozeman, Montana to be their pollical reporter – covering everything from City Hall to taking the first Uber ride with US Senator Steve Daines.
Two years later, she was offered a position to be the Capitol Correspondent in Albany, New York. She started the Capitol Bureau for New York Nexstar Stations and had an office in the New York State Capitol. She covered the New York State Legislature and Governor every day and cultivated political stories that would impact all the upstate markets, while writing, shooting and editing her own content. She worked alongside a group of journalists from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, AP, Bloomberg and the New York Post. She was elected by this group of journalists to serve as President of the Legislative Correspondents Association and was one of the youngest females to serve as President.
After her time at Nexstar, Morgan then switched to work as the Capitol Correspondent for Capital Tonight, NY1’s upstate political show. She was part of a small group of reporters that were allowed to attend former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily COVID briefings. She asked questions on National TV and went viral multiple times with her coverage of breaking news and State Capitol protests. Morgan also broke stories on Cuomo’s numerous alleged scandals and was also part of multiple live shows where she was on TV for more than 4 hours straight to provide analysis on breaking news.
Since joining Fox 5 in November 2021, Morgan has conducted exclusive interviews with the New York Governor, NYC Mayor, NYPD Commissioner and more.
The latest from Morgan McKay
Mayor Adams pushes to expedite work permits for NYC migrants
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is doubling down on his push for the federal government to speed up work permits for more migrants.
NYC officials announce city crime 'continues to trend downward'
Overall crime is down both on the streets of New York City and below in the subways, however, there was a spike in both assaults and robberies in the first quarter of this year.
NY lawmakers debate effectiveness of harsher penalties for retail crime in NYC
New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is opposed to a plan that would have imposed tougher penalties on criminals who attack retail workers.
Man stabbed repeatedly on NYC subway train following dispute over smoking
A man was repeatedly stabbed in the back following a dispute over smoking on a NYC subway train, the NYPD said. The incident happened near the Kosciuszko Street station on the border of Bed-Stuy and Bushwick in Brooklyn.
NYC subway sees enhanced NYPD patrols after spike in crime
The NYPD is flooding the subway with extra officers as part of an effort to combat rising crime in New York City's underground.
TX bus company agrees to stop busing migrants to NYC amid Adams lawsuit
A Texas bus company responsible for chartering migrants to New York City is halting this practice as Mayor Eric Adams’s lawsuit against these charters proceeds.
'This did not happen': Mayor Adams denies sexual assault allegations
Mayor Eric Adams adamantly denied the sexual assault allegations lodged against him by a woman who says she worked with Adams in the transit department in 1993.
NYC's ‘right to shelter’ for migrant adults now ends after 30 days
New York City is effectively ending its sweeping "right to shelter" provision for migrant adults, according to a new settlement.
Adams launches tenant protection cabinet for NYC housing: Exclusive
This cabinet will be made up of more than two dozen city agencies for tenants to get the support they need when they are having issues with their housing.
What are 'ghost cars,' and why is NYC cracking down on them?
"Ghost cars" are identified as vehicles that have forged or altered license plates, making certain ones untraceable for traffic or toll cameras.