Irene Snyder
Irene is an Emmy-award winning reporter who joined the FOX10 news team in September 2020. She is very excited to be reporting out here in the desert!
Irene last worked as a reporter at WFMZ-TV in the Allentown/Berks County/Philadelphia area. There she covered several national stories including the search for a missing Amish teenager, and the controversy surrounding an Allentown police officer videotaped kneeling on a man’s head, as well as the Black Lives Matter protests that followed.
Some of her favorite stories at the station included interviewing a 98-year-old Girl Scout, and traveling to New York City to witness a WWII veteran receive a Legion of Honor Award. Irene received a Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Award for that story.
In September 2020, Irene also received an Emmy award for telling the story of Doris the “Unknown Angel,” who inspires tragedy victims to never lose hope.
Prior to WFMZ, Irene worked as a multimedia journalist/digital media producer at Lancaster Online, where she anchored news updates, wrote/shot/edited online stories, produced podcasts, and hosted online shows. One of her favorite shows, which she started up herself, called “Shout Out Lancaster” allowed Irene the opportunity to highlight service work in the community.
Irene grew up in Lancaster County, PA, where most of her family still lives. She graduated summa cum laude from Elizabethtown College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications and Sociology/Anthropology. While still in school, she received a first-place award in the Society of Collegiate Journalists’ feature news package competition, and was also recognized by the college with multiple awards including the Communications Excellence Award, Points of Distinction Award, and two Distinguished Student Awards. In February of 2019, her research was published in the academic journal, Journalism.
In her spare time, Irene loves to sing, as well as play piano and the ukulele. She enjoys performing at fundraisers in the community, and in 2019 she sang the national anthem for the Lancaster Barnstormers. Irene also enjoys reading (anything by Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling or Charlotte Bronte) kayaking, hiking, and spending time with family. Irene is Greek Orthodox and loves making Greek food/pastries (OPA!).
With the understanding that each person has a story to share and lives to touch, Irene wants to learn as many of these stories as possible. Share your story with her at Irene.snyder@foxtv.com!
The latest from Irene Snyder
Gilbert mother shares cautionary tale after her daughter dies from accidentally taking fentanyl
Shelly Groff's daughter, Hana, took a pill she bought off Snapchat with a friend, thinking it was a Percoset. As it turns out, the pull was Fentanyl, and that pill took Hana's life.
PD: Suspect sought who attacked, groped ASU student
"Once astride the victim, the male suspect groped both the victim's breasts over and under her clothing," police said in a statement. "The victim began to scream during the attack, which caught the attention of those in the area and scared the suspect away."
PD: Suspects fired shots at brothers playing basketball at Chandler park
According to Chandler police, the brothers, who range in ages from 9-26, were playing basketball at San Tan Park near Cooper Road and Chandler Boulevard at 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 21 when three male suspects, who were possibly teenagers, approached the victims and opened fire.
'Been waiting a year and a half': Fans enjoying return to spring training games during pandemic
Fans headed back to Salt River Fields to watch the Arizona Diamondbacks play a game of baseball on a cool Valley Sunday. It's been more than a year since fans could watch the team in person since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Judge rules that Arizona Senate can access 2020 election ballots
The five-member Board of Supervisors argued that the ballots were secret, that the Legislature had no right to access them and that the subpoenas issued by Senate President Karen Fann were for an illegitimate purpose, among other arguments.
Arizona Dept. of Education looks to hire teachers, other school-related jobs
The Arizona Dept. of Education held a virtual job fair on Saturday and more than 1,000 people attended to connect with recruiters in their school-related fields.
Goodyear woman victimized by apartment listing scam hopes her story can serve as a warning for others
Odilia Rosales, who wanted a better life for herself and her kids, decided to move to Phoenix after seeing an apartment listing online. As it turns out, she fell victim to a fraudulent listing.
With limited seating due to COVID-19, fans find it hard to get Spring Training tickets
Limited seating for 2021's Spring Training season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic means tickets to these games are getting expensive.
Students, staff get support from Arizona's top educator to begin heading back into classrooms
For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction is now advocating for some schools to begin planning to re-open campuses.
As she works to become a nurse, Arizona woman gets chance to help others during pandemic
Jill Fagan Alexander has dreamed of becoming a nurse ever since she was a teenager. She set her ambitions aside for decades, but decided to pick it back up, just as her skills are needed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.