Meg Gatto

Meg Gatto is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award winning reporter and anchor. She co-anchors FOX 8 News at 5pm & 10pm.

Meg also leads the FOX 8 Defenders, working with the National Council of Jewish Women to report on the community’s most pressing consumer related complaints. As part of her work with the FOX 8 Defenders, Meg’s investigations exposed the living conditions at an apartment complex owned by a religious non-profit. Her stories on the tenants struggles, helped prompt a change to the Louisiana state constitution, allowing local municipalities to pull the tax exempt status of a non-profit it its residential housing poses a health or safety risk.

Another series of Meg’s investigations, into whole home generators after Hurricane Ida, led to a state law change, requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all homes, bought or sold in Louisiana.

Throughout her career, Meg has been honored with three Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards, two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and countless New Orleans Press Club awards for breaking news story of the year, best government/political reporting, best general news story and others. She’s also been honored for her work by the Louisiana Associated Press awards.

Originally from a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Meg followed in the footsteps of her parents, moving to New Orleans to attend college. She graduated from Loyola University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

After working as a general assignment reporter at the ABC affiliate for two years in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Meg made the move back to New Orleans.

Over the years, Meg has covered a number of high profile stories including the mass shooting at Virginia Tech, the Danziger Bridge trial, BP oil spill, the murder of former Saints player Will Smith and countless tropical storms and hurricanes.

In her spare time, Meg enjoys spending time with her husband and children.