Morgan McKay
Morgan McKay is the political reporter for FOX 5 NY.
Morgan grew up in Bozeman, Montana where she graduated high school in a class of 18 students. Most of her friends lived on multi-generational family farms and her days consisted of hunting, fishing, skiing, camping and backwoods hiking. It’s here where she learned how local and national politics can shape communities. She left Montana to attend Biola University in Los Angeles, California, pursuing a career in journalism, to hold the powerful accountable.
After graduating, she accepted a job at KBZK in Bozeman, Montana to be their pollical reporter – covering everything from City Hall to taking the first Uber ride with US Senator Steve Daines.
Two years later, she was offered a position to be the Capitol Correspondent in Albany, New York. She started the Capitol Bureau for New York Nexstar Stations and had an office in the New York State Capitol. She covered the New York State Legislature and Governor every day and cultivated political stories that would impact all the upstate markets, while writing, shooting and editing her own content. She worked alongside a group of journalists from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, AP, Bloomberg and the New York Post. She was elected by this group of journalists to serve as President of the Legislative Correspondents Association and was one of the youngest females to serve as President.
After her time at Nexstar, Morgan then switched to work as the Capitol Correspondent for Capital Tonight, NY1’s upstate political show. She was part of a small group of reporters that were allowed to attend former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily COVID briefings. She asked questions on National TV and went viral multiple times with her coverage of breaking news and State Capitol protests. Morgan also broke stories on Cuomo’s numerous alleged scandals and was also part of multiple live shows where she was on TV for more than 4 hours straight to provide analysis on breaking news.
Since joining Fox 5 in November 2021, Morgan has conducted exclusive interviews with the New York Governor, NYC Mayor, NYPD Commissioner and more.
The latest from Morgan McKay
NY leaders react to Trump's election victory, brace for policy challenges
With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, New York leaders, including Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, and Attorney General Letitia James, shared their reactions and plans for the city’s future
Exclusive: State lawmakers propose new bill that would limit Adams' powers
State Senator Liz Krueger and State Assemblyman Tony Simone are proposing a bill that would give city council equal power to propose ballot propositions in Nov. For now, the mayor's proposals take precedence.
NYC campaign finance program under scrutiny after Adams' indictment
New York City's public campaign finance program, designed to level the playing field for candidates, is under scrutiny after the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams. Prosecutors allege Adams misused the system by accepting illegal donations to secure public matching funds.
Interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon could be stepping down: sources
Sources tell FOX 5 NY that interim NYPD police commissioner Tom Donlon could be stepping down soon.
Gov. Hochul refrains from calling for Adams to resign
Governor Kathy Hochul is not yet calling on Mayor Eric Adams to resign, despite increasing pressure from New Yorkers and concerns about his administration.
Mayor Eric Adams faces growing calls to resign amid federal probes
With city leaders citing mismanagement and scandals, Eric Adams is facing growing pressure to resign as Mayor as federal investigations target some of his top aides.
Randy Mastro withdraws nomination to be NYC's next corporation counsel
Randy Mastro is withdrawing his nomination to be the city's next corporation counsel, a familiar source told FOX 5 NY's Morgan McKay.
FBI raids homes of at least 3 top NYC officials closely connected to Mayor Adams
The homes of at least 3 top officials close to NYC Mayor Eric Adams were raided by the FBI. FOX 5's Linda Schmidt confirms that several NYPD executives, including NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, were also asked to turn over their phones.
NYC Mayor Adams helps destroy 4 tons of illegal weed: WATCH
NYC Mayor Eric Adams manned the controls on Long Island as the NYPD disposed of four tons of illegal weed.
EXCLUSIVE: Randy Mastro unlikely to be confirmed to lead City Law Department - sources
The chances of Randy Mastro being confirmed as the city’s next corporation counsel are slim to none, according to numerous sources who attended a closed door Democratic council conference Wednesday afternoon.