James Ford (journalist)

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James Ford is a freelance reporter for WPIX. He currently works for the station's primetime (10pm) newscast.

Ford had been a reporter at WNYW (FOX 5) since June 2001, covering a wide variety of stories throughout the tri-state area and beyond, from breaking news to features. He has also appeared on FOX 5's coverage of news out of Washington, D.C., including reports on the 9/11 Commission, the Iraq War and the Beltway Sniper. He left the station in January, 2007 for reasons that are unknown.

Before coming to FOX 5, James worked at stations in Indianapolis, Orlando, and Savannah, as a news anchor, bureau chief/reporter and consumer investigative reporter. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he was president of the Yale Glee Club, and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. James lives with his wife in the New York area.