Joe Fryer

Joe Fryer (BSJ00) joined the Medill Hall of Achievement in 2024.

Fryer anchors the morning hours of NBC News NOW. He’s also the feature anchor of “Saturday TODAY,” where he hosts PopStart and other segments on the weekend show. His reporting is featured regularly on TODAY, NBC Nightly News and MSNBC.

At NBC, Fryer also teaches writing classes within the network and developed a storytelling course for NBCU Academy. He is a faculty member of the National Press Photographers Association Advanced Storytelling Workshop.

During his career, he has been honored with four national Edward R. Murrow Awards, including one for writing. His awards shelf also includes 19 regional Emmys, 11 regional Murrows, two National Headliners and three Sigma Delta Chi Awards.  At the network level, he has been nominated for four national Emmys. In 2022, he was named “Journalist of the Year” by the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (NLGJA) and won a GLAAD Media Award for his reporting on HIV/AIDS.