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Amy Atkins Sawyer is an American journalist. She was a long-time, on air correspondent for WNYW, Fox channel 5 in New York, Good Morning America, The Daily Show, Miami's WAMI-TV, and Court TV. She has written for numerous outlets and worked as adjunct professor of journalism at New York University.
Career
[edit]For five years,[citation needed] Atkins was a weekend anchor and reporter at WNYW, Fox channel 5 in New York, where she hosted “Fox Style News,” a syndicated feature that focused on fashion, trends and ideas.[1] In 1991, she wrote the documentary Mall Life on the burgeoning shopping mall in American life.[2] Atkins was also a producer at the station.[3] Atkins received two New York Emmy awards while at Channel 5, for feature reporting and Outstanding On-camera Achievement.
Atkins was a correspondent on ABC's Good Morning America.[4] From 1998 to 1999, she appeared on The Daily Show,[5] before leaving to join Miami's WAMI-TV.
Atkins was also the host of Barry Diller’s USA Broadcasting's “The Times,” an experimental local news project on WAMI-TV.[6] The Washington Post described the show as “an eclectic mix of serious and lighthearted content…a loose and breezy tone.”[6]
Atkins has also appear on Court TV,[4] MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, and the Oxygen Network. As a print journalist, she has contributed to Marie Claire, Paper Magazine, City Magazine, and The Forward. Amy Atkins has appeared in several films, portraying reporters, including “It Could Happen to You”, “The Opposite of Sex”, and “City Hall.”
Atkins joined New York University as an adjunct professor of journalism in 1995.
Critical reception
[edit]The Messenger noted that her documentary Mall Life 'revealed' "an amusing bit of Americana... about a day in the life of the mall in its role as the "town square" of an automobile society."[2]
Personal life
[edit]Atkins went to high school with good friend, Bridget Fonda.[4]
Work
[edit]- Mall Life documentary. Fox 5 News/WNYW
Awards
[edit]- Western Heritage Awards 1996. Award for Best News Feature for "Montana Cowgirls." Good Morning America (ABC-TV). Jeff Jayson, producer, and Amy Atkins, reporter[7][8]
- New York Emmy Award for On Camera Achievement. 1993.[9]
Nominations
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Hochswender, Woody (1991-12-19). "Review/Television; From Fitting Room to Living Room, 2 Programs Tailored to Style". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
Another style-oriented program, Fox Style News, has been appearing on Channel 5 since March. A special half-hour edition, "Style File '91," produced by Mark Bozek and reported by Amy Atkins, will be shown at 11 tonight.
- 1 2 "Amy Atkins On Suburbia Today in Fox 5's 'Mall Life' October 29 at 9:00 PM". The Messenger. Paterson, New Jersey. Oct 24, 1991. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Cole, Gloria (April 19, 1993). "Playing the Nanny Game". The Valley Sentinel. Bridgeport, Connecticut. pp. B1. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 Bobbin, Jay (Oct 7, 2001). "Bridget Fonda Covers Birth of No Ordinary Baby". The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. p. 78. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Borrelli, Chris (March 16, 1998). "'Daily Show' a Sure Program for Humiliation". Peach. The Blade. p. 6. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Farhl, Paul (March 21, 1999). "WAMI Shaking Up Local TV in Miami". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Washington Post. pp. B8. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Klinka, Karen (March 19, 1996). "Murphy, Borgnine in Cowboy Hall: They join the ranks of great Western performers". The Elkhart Truth. Elkhart, Indiana. pp. B7. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Montana Cowgirls - Western Heritage Award Winner". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Alexander, Randy (Mar 24, 1993). "Demoted Scott Wins Emmy for Embattled Channel 4". The Times. Trenton, New Jersey. pp. D5. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
Two of Channel 7's Emmys went to newcomer Steve Hartman. One was as a segment producer for Multi-Part News Feature... and the other was for On-Camera Achievement, in a tie with Channel 5's Amy Atkins. Atkins' statuette was her second in three years on New York TV.
- ↑ Alexander, Randy (Mar 23, 1996). "Emmy has Good News for Channels 2 and 9". The Times. Trenton, New Jersey. pp. C9. Retrieved 19 May 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Nominees" (PDF). NY Emmys. 1992. Retrieved 20 May 2026.