Joyce Peterson

Anchor/Reporter

Memphis, TN

Joyce Peterson is an anchor/reporter at WMC Action News 5.

Joyce is a second-generation TV journalist and has reported the news in the Mid-South for more than 25 years.

She's also married to your favorite weather guy, WMC Chief Meteorologist Ron Childers.

Weekdays you'll find Joyce anchoring our 3:30 and 4 p.m. newscasts. Then she switches gears and hits the street to report at 10 p.m.

Recent Articles by Joyce

‘Best of Memphis’ winners honored in drive-thru celebration: Watch it live on WMC Friday

The Memphis Flyer’s “Best of Memphis” celebration, recognizing the greatest people, places and things in the Bluff City, will still happen but with a twist.

Joyce Peterson

Published 3h at 2:24 PM

Protesters in Memphis gather downtown to march for Walter Wallace Jr., man killed by Philadelphia police

Protesters gathered in downtown Memphis streets Thursday night to show support for demonstrators in Philadelphia. Organizers called this protest a “March for Philly,” seeking justice for Walter Wallace Jr., the Black man shot and killed by Philadelphia police.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 29, 2020 at 10:34 PM

White House report shows Tennessee among top 10 states in COVID-19 red zone

A new White House report is sounding the alarm about the COVID-19 crisis developing in the Mid-South.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 28, 2020 at 9:58 PM

My City Rides expands business to help more working Memphians with transportation

The scooter lease-to-own business is expanding into a new building, ready to help more Memphians get safely to and from work.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 26, 2020 at 10:50 PM

Bartlett Police throw surprise birthday party for young boy, video goes viral

Video of a birthday surprise for a little boy in Bartlett this month went viral. The gift from his mom, and from local police, provided joy and a powerful message.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 22, 2020 at 11:04 PM

Memphis man convicted alongside Alice Marie Johnson reconnects with family after being granted clemency

A Memphis man imprisoned for nearly a quarter of a century is free after President Donald Trump granted him clemency.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 21, 2020 at 9:57 PM

Paint Memphis 2020 bringing beauty to the Bluff City

Paint Memphis 2020 is transforming the Snuff District and the Carriage District in Uptown this year, a community just north of downtown Memphis.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 16, 2020 at 10:49 PM

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton wants to take power from the SCHD

One Tennessee government official wants to decrease the amount of power of the Shelby County Health Department.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 5, 2020 at 10:59 PM

Drug cocktail given to President Trump going through clinical trial in Memphis

The experimental drug given to President Trump to treat his COVID-19 infection is the very same drug being used in a clinical trial right here in Memphis.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 2, 2020 at 9:54 PM

DeSoto County students, parents vent about virtual learning

Students and parents packed Thursday’s DeSoto County School Board meeting to complain about the district’s virtual learning program.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 1, 2020 at 10:03 PM

City of Memphis sued by man who said officer sexually assaulted him during traffic stop

Attorney Jake Brown says two Memphis police officers randomly stopped his client at Mimosa and Red Oak in Binghampton July 31 last year. A pat down, he says, turned into an invasive and illegal body cavity search right on the street corner.

Joyce Peterson

Published October 1, 2020 at 2:14 PM

Westwood community receives outpouring of ‘Love and Peace’

A Memphis community shocked by the shooting death of a child this week, received an outpouring of support on Wednesday.

Joyce Peterson

Published September 30, 2020 at 9:52 PM

Cordova mom says her 11-year-old son was abused at day care

A Cordova mom’s world shattered Tuesday when she said her 11-year-old son told her a day care worker at The Gentlemen and Ladies Learning Academy had been abusing him.

Joyce Peterson

Published September 23, 2020 at 9:47 PM

Limited-service restaurants and bars preparing to welcome back customers

At Alchemy in Midtown Memphis, owner Nick Scott is thrilled to welcome customers back for the first time in months.

Joyce Peterson

Published September 22, 2020 at 11:03 PM

Appeals court overturns judge’s ruling in child pornography case

A Memphis judge accused of going too easy on a child porn suspect is off the case.

Joyce Peterson

Published September 17, 2020 at 10:10 PM

Memphis landlords suing Trump administration

Glankler Brown is representing multiple plaintiffs in this lawsuit who manage or own more than 7,000 apartments and townhomes in Memphis. These landlords claim they’re going broke because of the federal government’s order to halt evictions.

Joyce Peterson

Published September 15, 2020 at 11:28 PM

COVID-19 sidelines U of M football program

After multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19, the University of Memphis has suspended all football activities.

Joyce Peterson

Published September 11, 2020 at 10:16 PM

Mid-Southerners help WMC raise money to provide SCS students with headsets

During the first week of virtual class for Shelby County Schools, Mid-Southerners showed how committed they are to quality education for all children.

Joyce Peterson

Published September 3, 2020 at 8:41 PM

The YMCA of Memphis will offer childcare and support for the children of essential workers

Starting Monday, Aug. 31, the YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South will provide childcare at 70 virtual learning academies across Shelby County. These will be safe places for children of essential workers who need support in their child’s virtual learning experience.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 25, 2020 at 11:02 PM

SCS Superintendent Joris Ray announced the district may leave the TSSAA

The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association governs sports for more than 370 public and private high schools in the state, and the leader of SCS says the TSSAA rules with an uneven iron fist.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 24, 2020 at 11:04 PM

Collierville Schools creating COVID-19 data tracking program for students, staff

The Collierville school district is creating its own COVID-19 data tracking program to keep students and staff safe this year. And parents are an integral part of the process.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 19, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Tennesseans can vote absentee, but USPS delays won’t guarantee ballots make it by deadline

Shelby County Election Commissioner Bennie Smith predicts more than 330,000 Shelby Countians could vote in November.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 17, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Mid-South high school football teams suit up despite warnings from health officials

We are one week away from the start of high school football in the state of Tennessee. Local teams are suiting up even as health experts are speaking up and announcing that it is not safe to play because of COVID-19.