Justin Berger
Reporter
Atlanta, GA
Justin Berger is an Emmy-winning reporter at Atlanta News First. He joined the team in October 2025 and reports for the evening newscasts.
Justin is from Brookhaven and graduated from Woodward Academy. Prior to reporting in his hometown, he spent two years at WLOS in Asheville, North Carolina. Justin's reporting was showcased nationwide when Hurricane Helene ripped through the mountains of Western North Carolina in September 2024. He won a Southeast Regional Emmy reporting in a small town completely in the dark less than a week after the storm hit.
Justin began his career in Eastern Washington followed by a brief stop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is a proud graduate of Indiana University's Media School majoring in Sports Media and minoring in History. Like you, Justin is a long-suffering Atlanta Sports fan and enjoys playing golf. He has a dog named Bowie and believes jam bands make the best music.
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