Annie McCormick
Prior to working in Harrisburg, Annie's on-air career included reporting stops in Waco, TX and Albuquerque, NM. Annie began her career in journalism as a photo intern in The White House press office. After college, she worked as a photojournalist for newspapers and wire services in the Tri-State area including The New York Times, the Associated Press, The Philadelphia Daily News, US Weekly and Star magazines, among others.
Annie served on The Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers Board for several years. She also created the series "Wanted in Central PA," which profiled local fugitives and worked closely with U.S. Marshals to track down Megan's Law offenders. During her time at 6abc, Annie has extensively covered crime and major events ranging from Super Storm Sandy to the 2015 Papal visit.
Annie won several Associated Press awards and was Emmy-nominated in both New Mexico and Pennsylvania. In 2012, she was named Media Advocate of the Year by the Dauphin County Victims Witness Assistance Program. In 2017, The International Association of Firefighters, Local 22, named Annie Media Person of the Year.
A trained mezzo-soprano, Annie had the honor of singing in The Archdiocesan Choir. Annie is also an author; her first true crime book, The Doctor, The Hitman and The Motorcycle Gang, is set to be released in the Spring of 2020.
Annie graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA with a major in Communications and minor in Music. She is a South Jersey native and a graduate of Moorestown High School in Moorestown, N.J.
Annie's Stories
Negotiations between Philly leaders, striking blue collar union end without deal
Negotiations between the City of Philadelphia and members of the blue-collar workers' union, AFSCME District Council 33, that began Wednesday have ended without a deal.
Family wants justice after driver intentionally runs down 70-year-old woman before fleeing scene
Seventy-year-old Doris Jones has extensive injuries. Her family is asking for anyone with information to come forward to police.
2 arrested in fatal arson that killed pregnant woman, her 2 children in Strawberry Mansion
67-year-old Charles Sumpter and 44-year-old Fleitte Newell have been charged with multiple counts of murder and related offenses in connection with the deaths of the Thompson family.
Bullets just miss father, daughter inside home after man critically wounded in Philadelphia shooting
A gunman fired 12 shots in the Frankford section, leaving a man fighting for his life and just missing a father and his two-year-old daughter inside a home.
Philadelphia's largest city workers union could strike soon
President Greg Boulware spoke to Action News on Thursday. He says talks with the city broke down Wednesday, but they plan to return to the negotiating table on Friday.
Anna Maciejewska death: Husband charged with killing wife held for trial in Chester County
Over the course of a two-day preliminary hearing, the evidence presented before a district justice appeared largely circumstantial.
Anna Maciejewska death: Family members testify as husband accused of murdering wife appears in court
Anna Maciejewska has been missing since 2017. Although her has not been found, her husband is facing murder charges in her presumed death.
$1.5 million stolen, 2 armed suspects sought after Brinks armored truck robbery: sources
Philadelphia police are investigating after two armed suspects robbed a Brinks armored truck.
Straight line winds caused damage in parts of PA, NJ after storm sweeps through Philly region: NWS
The National Weather Service says straight line winds caused some of the storm damage in parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Security guard shot while on the job in West Philadelphia; suspect in custody
Officers confronted the accused gunman, a 52-year-old resident, hiding in the bushes.