Sheeka Strickland

Reporter

Sheeka Strickland is living her dream. She loves meeting and talking to new people. She's honored people give her the opportunity to explain what's going in the community.

Sheeka joined the FOX8 Family in June 2008 as a reporter/fill-in anchor. Before coming to FOX8, she was the weekend anchor/reporter for WMAZ in Macon, GA.

While Sheeka was at WMAZ, she won an Associated Press award for an investigative story about undercover sheriff's deputies that had sexual relations with prostitutes on the job.

Sheeka is one of the founding members, and current President of the Triad Association of Black Journalists, a professional affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Go dawgs! Sheeka earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia, where she majored in broadcast news.

Sheeka loves basketball and tennis. She also enjoys theater, traveling and brushing up on her American Sign Language skills.

If you've got a story idea, Sheeka would love to hear it! Send her an e-mail at sstrickland@wghp.com.

Recent Articles

  • STEM Early College Opens in Greensboro

    Posted on: 3:22 pm, August 7, 2012, by , updated on: 11:34pm, August 7, 2012

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — Fifty 9th graders started their high school experience on a college campus Tuesday. The students, part of...
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  • Greensboro may purchase downtown YWCA building

    Posted on: 6:03 pm, August 6, 2012, by , updated on: 06:09pm, August 6, 2012

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — The City of Greensboro will likely become the new owner of the old YWCA building on North...
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  • Sheriff: Craigslist personal ad leads to shooting in Thomasville

    Posted on: 6:23 am, August 3, 2012, by , and , updated on: 05:30pm, August 3, 2012

    THOMASVILLE, N.C. — Davidson County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting incident after a Thomasville man allegedly posted a personal...
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  • First lady Michelle Obama speaks at UNCG

    Posted on: 5:02 am, August 1, 2012, by and , updated on: 08:22pm, August 1, 2012

    GREENSBORO, N.C.– First lady Michelle Obama spoke in Greensboro upon her return to the swing state of North Carolina to...
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  • Greensboro Police investigating burned Chihuahua

    Posted on: 4:41 pm, July 27, 2012, by , updated on: 07:03pm, July 27, 2012

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — Police are searching for information of how a dog that was found on Thursday received severe burns....
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  • Cascade Grandview Apartments without AC again

    Posted on: 7:32 pm, July 26, 2012, by and , updated on: 07:35pm, July 26, 2012

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — City inspectors returned to the Cascade Grandview Apartments after residents complained that the air conditioning wasn’t working...
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  • Demand for apartments is up across Piedmont

    Posted on: 6:02 pm, July 25, 2012, by , updated on: 01:37pm, July 27, 2012

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — Apartments are in high demand across the Piedmont, prompting new builds and the expansion of older apartments....
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  • Firefighters, family reflect on Campus Walk Apartment Fire

    Posted on: 4:15 pm, July 19, 2012, by , updated on: 11:07pm, July 19, 2012

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – The old wounds of a 10-year old tragedy have become new again, now that the woman in...
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  • Greensboro woman serving life sentence asks for clemency

    Posted on: 3:15 pm, July 18, 2012, by , updated on: 07:03pm, July 18, 2012

    RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Bev Perdue will consider commuting the sentence of a Greensboro woman serving a life sentence for...
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  • Proposal would allow golf carts on county streets

    Posted on: 4:56 pm, July 17, 2012, by , updated on: 07:38pm, July 17, 2012

    GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. – The Wyndham Championship is a busy times for the Sedgefield Country Club and all its affiliates....
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  • UNCG seeks feedback on planned recreation center

    Posted on: 4:06 pm, July 10, 2012, by and , updated on: 06:21pm, July 11, 2012

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — UNCG will hold two meetings in July to seek public feedback about the design and planning of...
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  • Husband, wife killed in Greensboro hit-and-run

    Posted on: 7:41 am, July 10, 2012, by and , updated on: 08:31am, July 11, 2012

    GREENSBORO, N.C. — Police said two victims who were killed in a hit-and-run Tuesday morning in Greensboro were husband and...
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