Aisha Tyler is a journalist with over 20 years of experience in the news industry. She has worked as an anchor and reporter for WJCL/WTGS-TV in Savannah, Georgia, WTOK in Meridian, Mississippi, and WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tyler’s news philosophy is to always strive to be the best voice she can be for the community to which she serves. She believes that it is important to be fair, accurate, and unbiased in her reporting. She also believes that it is important to be compassionate and understanding when reporting on difficult stories.
Tyler is a graduate of Georgia State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. She is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and she is married with two children.
In her spare time, Tyler enjoys spending time with her family, working out, playing tennis, traveling, and cooking. Her favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. She also loves the Lowcountry, where she currently lives, for its wonderful people, great beaches, unique culture, and awesome food.
Tyler’s most memorable story was getting the opportunity to sit down and interview the biological father of missing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway. Her father, with heartfelt emotion, spoke about his daughter’s life and walked her through childhood pictures of Natalie. The story really made Tyler appreciate all of the people in her life much more because in an instant they could be gone.