Linda Schmidt
Linda Schmidt is a reporter at FOX 5 News and has been with FOX 5 since 1993.
Her hard-hitting investigative and consumer-related reports have garnered 20 Emmy nominations and won 7 Emmy Awards.
Schmidt's work has also been recognized with awards from the Associated Press, the New York State Broadcasters Association, The New York Press Club and the Newswomen's Club of New York.
Schmidt has covered the country's biggest stories, including the World Trade Center attacks, the crash of TWA flight 800, the Susan Smith case, the deaths of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and John F. Kennedy Jr., and the 9/11 Commission Hearings. She has also traveled around the world covering news for FOX 5 in Israel, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Europe.
Born to an Army family in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Schmidt graduated from high school in Denville, New Jersey. She earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Penn State University.
After graduation, she worked for Q100 radio station in Easton, Pennsylvania before moving to Springfield, Missouri to work for KOLR-TV as a reporter and weekend weather forecaster. Her career path then took her to New Haven, Connecticut to work for WTNH-TV, on to WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and ultimately back home to New York.
Linda is also active in the community, reading to elementary school children, serving as emcee for various fundraising events and non-profit organizations and charities, especially causes involving children with autism, homelessness, and people who suffer from spinal cord injuries.
The latest from Linda Schmidt
NYPD clear Columbia campus protest; police break into occupied Hamilton Hall
NYPD police officers in riot gear swarmed Columbia University, arresting pro-Palestinian protesters and breaking into the occupied Hamilton Hall.
'Midtown Jane Doe' cold case victim identified as Patricia Kathleen McGlone
Police are one step closer to solving the "Midtown Jane Doe" murder mystery after identifying the victim as Patricia Kathleen McGlone, thanks to DNA matching a family member who died on September 11.
Feds take aim at NYPD illegal parking; warn of lawsuit over sidewalk violations
A letter the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York sent to the NYPD basically says you better voluntarily fix this situation or the federal government might sue you.
Is car honking illegal? Here's what it could cost you in NYC
Last year, the city's Department of Environmental Protection issued 165 violations to people for illegally honking their horns in NYC.
NYC Council approves bills to give EMS workers bullet, stab-proof vests amid rising assaults
The New York City Council has approved a pair of bills to provide EMTs and paramedics with bullet and stab-proof vests, in the wake of assaults against the FDNY personnel reaching an all-time high.
Looking back at the O.J. Simpson trial
FOX 5 NY's Linda Schmidt takes a look back at coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial that saw him acquitted of murder charges in 1995.
Jewish students who sheltered in library during Gaza protest sue Cooper Union over antisemitsm
A group of students who sheltered inside the library at Cooper Union in Manhattan as pro-Palestinian protesters marched outside are suing the school, saying it didn't do enough to protect them from antisemitism.
NYPD investigating string of knifepoint robberies near Central Park
Police say anywhere from three to six suspects have been involved in at least three knifepoint robberies near Central Park in the last week.
Rabbi, wife allegedly among 5 injured in Brooklyn synagogue fire
Officials say the three-story building is a synagogue on the first floor, with apartments on the second and third floors. Residents were forced to jump from the second floor in order to escape.
NYC subway safety under scrutiny after string of violent incidents
Several high-profile violent attacks in New York City's subway system have hit the headlines in the last few days, but are things truly “out of control”?