Linda Schmidt
Linda Schmidt is a reporter at FOX 5 News and has been with FOX 5 since 1993.
Her hard-hitting investigative and consumer-related reports have garnered 20 Emmy nominations and won 7 Emmy Awards.
Schmidt's work has also been recognized with awards from the Associated Press, the New York State Broadcasters Association, The New York Press Club and the Newswomen's Club of New York.
Schmidt has covered the country's biggest stories, including the World Trade Center attacks, the crash of TWA flight 800, the Susan Smith case, the deaths of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and John F. Kennedy Jr., and the 9/11 Commission Hearings. She has also traveled around the world covering news for FOX 5 in Israel, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Europe.
Born to an Army family in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Schmidt graduated from high school in Denville, New Jersey. She earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Penn State University.
After graduation, she worked for Q100 radio station in Easton, Pennsylvania before moving to Springfield, Missouri to work for KOLR-TV as a reporter and weekend weather forecaster. Her career path then took her to New Haven, Connecticut to work for WTNH-TV, on to WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and ultimately back home to New York.
Linda is also active in the community, reading to elementary school children, serving as emcee for various fundraising events and non-profit organizations and charities, especially causes involving children with autism, homelessness, and people who suffer from spinal cord injuries.
The latest from Linda Schmidt
How far does $100,000 go in New York City?
The company SmartAsset compared how much $100,000 was worth in 76 of the largest cities in the U.S.
Experts weigh in on Trump's postponed grand jury proceedings
Legal experts told FOX 5 New York there were a number of reasons the grand jury proceedings into former President Donald Trump’s possible indictment was canceled.
Some Trump supporters gather outside Manhattan court in protest of case
Robert Costello on Monday testified before a Manhattan grand jury that is deciding whether to indict Trump, while some supporters of the former president gathered to protest.
Here's how much a $100,000 salary in NYC is actually worth
For most of us, a $100,000 salary may seem like a lot of money. But if you live and work in the New York metropolitan area, it doesn't go very far.
Uptick in close calls adds to airline safety concerns
In January alone, there were six close-call incidents that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating.
Teen shot on UWS, incident may be linked to other shootings: NYPD
A teenager ran inside his school on the Upper West Side after he was shot a couple of blocks away, an incident police believe is connected to at least two other Manhattan shootings on Tuesday.
New Yorkers spend equivalent of 10 days a year stuck in traffic, study finds
Drivers are traveling at an average of just 12 miles per hour during peak travel times around New York City.
Trump invited to testify before New York grand jury on Stormy Daniels payments
The investigation focuses on hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels with whom the former president allegedly had an affair.
Death-penalty deliberations for NYC bike-path terrorist Sayfullo Saipov delayed briefly
There was a delay in death-penalty deliberations in the case against terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, but jurors are now back at it.
NYC: one billion dollars in unpaid water bills
The city is sounding the alarm over one billion dollars in unpaid water bills.