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

MPD goes to Level 3 in wake of violent protests following Frayser shooting

More than three dozen Memphis Police and Shelby County Sheriff's officers were injured in the rioting that followed the fatal shooting of Brandon Webber Wednesday night.

Joyce Peterson

Published June 13, 2019 at 9:58 PM

Governor Lee excited for ‘Bluff City Law’

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee spent most of Tuesday in Memphis attending multiple events.

Joyce Peterson

Published June 11, 2019 at 10:15 PM

Memphis 200: The history of Beale Street

Memphis, Tennessee: The home of the blues and the birthplace for rock 'n' roll thanks to Beale Street.

WMCActionNews5.com Staff and Joyce Peterson

Published May 16, 2019 at 10:07 PM

Memphis girl faces rare disorder with humor as St. Jude steps in with a cure

Imagine growing up allergic to the sun, trapped inside while all your friends play outside. That was one Memphis child’s reality until she got treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

WMCActionNews5.com Staff and Joyce Peterson

Published May 1, 2019 at 8:02 PM

Lease-to-own scooter program offers affordable transportation around Memphis

Memphis has another easy, affordable way to get around town.

Joyce Peterson

Published September 5, 2018 at 10:05 PM

Parents concerned after man seen touching self near playground

A Memphis mom has a warning for other parents after she spotted a man inappropriately touching himself near a popular playground.

Joyce Peterson

Published September 5, 2018 at 4:44 AM

Frayser community center shut down over mold concerns

A popular community center in Frayser shut down Thursday night.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 30, 2018 at 9:30 PM

Heavy rain causes flash flooding, delays for Mid-South residents

The Mid-South experienced flash flooding, dangerous lightning and power outages Wednesday afternoon.

and Joyce Peterson

Published August 29, 2018 at 10:07 PM

Republican Senate candidate and U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn officially turned down an invitation to debate Democratic Senate candidate and former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen.

and Joyce Peterson

Published August 28, 2018 at 5:21 AM

A $1 million bond was just set for one of the Mid-South's most notorious identity theft suspects. Pia Sims, 30, was already in jail on a $150,000 bond, charged with buying a pricey pool table using a stolen credit card.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 24, 2018 at 9:30 PM

Memphis woman repeatedly accused of identity theft arrested again

A Memphis woman, who's been repeatedly charged with identity theft, was arrested again.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 23, 2018 at 9:48 PM

1 killed, 1 injured in Orange Mound shooting

One man is dead and another in critical condition after a shooting Friday night.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 11, 2018 at 1:24 PM

Exoskeleton helps patients learn to walk again

A major announcement was made Thursday at Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital in Germantown.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 9, 2018 at 9:54 PM

It's a jungle out there. Just one month after Tennessee Department of Transportation took over maintenance of state roads in Memphis, city leaders are hearing complaints.

and Joyce Peterson

Published August 3, 2018 at 10:46 PM

Turning the page? Or erasing history? On Wednesday, August 1, every Civil War statue, sign, and plaque at Fourth Bluff Park in Downtown Memphis was removed.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 1, 2018 at 10:17 PM

There's a peacock on the lam in Memphis! The wayward bird decided to roost on the roof of a house in the Sea Isle neighborhood.

Joyce Peterson

Published August 1, 2018 at 5:09 AM

A gunman opened fire on a crowded basketball court at a Memphis community center on July 29. Three people, including a 13-year-old, were shot.

Joyce Peterson

Published July 30, 2018 at 10:35 PM

Zoo keepers across the country are double checking the safety of their enclosures after the deadly escape of a jaguar at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

and Joyce Peterson

Published July 20, 2018 at 5:36 AM

Public housing nationwide goes smoke-free July 31, and the ban will impact thousands of Mid-South families.

Joyce Peterson

Published July 16, 2018 at 3:42 PM

A Shelby County employee hired someone to steal his own work equipment, according to Memphis Police Department.

and Joyce Peterson

Published July 12, 2018 at 10:08 PM

Every day, more than 16,000 guns are stolen in America.

and Joyce Peterson

Published July 11, 2018 at 9:55 PM

Now might be the purrfect time to welcome a four-legged friend into your family. Memphis Animal Services is offering adoptions for just $30 in an effort to ease overcrowding at the facility.

Joyce Peterson

Published July 6, 2018 at 9:48 PM

Apartment residents on 'poop patrol' to ensure neighbors clean up after pets

As the expression goes: "snitches get stitches." But if you live at the Gilmore Apartments in Midtown Memphis, snitches get $50 off the rent for reporting neighbors who don't clean up after their dogs.

Joyce Peterson

Published June 29, 2018 at 4:54 AM

SUV, trailer stolen from New York family as they ate at Central BBQ

A family's truck and RV were stolen when they stopped for dinner at Central BBQ.

and Joyce Peterson

Published June 28, 2018 at 9:50 AM

Community weighs in on redeveloping abandoned South City buildings

The City of Memphis is looking for ideas on how to repurpose several old buildings in the new South City development.

Joyce Peterson

Published June 26, 2018 at 10:11 PM

Tom Lee memorial could be removed from park

More than a year after a storm damaged the Tom Lee Memorial in downtown Memphis, the obelisk that came crashing down still hasn't been replaced. Now, WMC Action News 5 has learned it may never be.

Joyce Peterson

Published June 26, 2018 at 6:04 AM

I-240 road rage shooting conjures up memories of Laylah Washington case

Some are asking if there is a serial road rage gunman after a road rage shooting Thursday on Interstate 240 with similarities to a deadly, unsolved road rage shooting last year.