Justin Moore
Reporter/Producer
Justin Moore is an Award-Winning Reporter at WNCN in Raleigh. Justin’s hard work and journalistic determination and integrity pushed the station’s ratings to the top, beating out the number one station in the market. While he is the Bureau Chief in the station’s Fayetteville office, Justin has grown to call Fayetteville “home,” “owning” many stories doing what he calls “Advocacy” journalism. In fact, he is the only reporter covering the “Sand Hills” region of Fayetteville. When Soldiers deployed to different European countries to assist NATO Allies in the Ukraine-Russia war and returned home, Justin was there. He broke the story on air and digitally, of a Fayetteville mother charged with murdering, dismembering, and burning the bodies of her two adopted children.
Justin says “I’ve been able to serve a lot of people who otherwise wouldn’t get heard. Whether it’s a soldier living in mold in the barracks at Fort Liberty or a homeless mother and son given citations by Fayetteville police because they are sleeping on the sidewalk, I took action and got results. My hard work meant charges were dropped on citations against the mother and the city then found this family a place to live. It also meant the army moved soldiers out of the barracks and constructing new housing.
Justin has also done several stories that made national headlines on “NewsNation.”
He came to WNCN from WPMI in Mobile, Alabama. He may carry a mic and a camera, but he believes the voice comes from the people.
Justin’s career began more than 15 years ago in his hometown outside Greenville, Mississippi as an intern WABG-TV. He was soon hired as a multimedia journalist and chyron operator, all while attending The Jackson State University and University of Southern Mississippi.
Justin has worked in several newsrooms from the deep south to the northeast. He has worn many newsroom hats, producer, reporter, teleprompter operator, fill-in anchor, sports photographer, segment booker, editor, and now reporter. Justin’s journalistic passion began in the 8th grade while watching the towers fall during 9/11. After school and marching band practice, he would rush home to sit in front of the television to watch network wall-to-wall coverage. By high school, he felt lead to call the local newspaper and shadow a reporter.
Justin started winning awards years ago by the Mississippi Associated Press for shining the light on families living in Mississippi without running water. He was also recognized by the parent company of his former station for holding the housing authority in
Buffalo, New York accountable for letting the elderly live in the dead of winter without heat or hot water. Justin says, “These kinds of compelling stories stir my drive and determination."
Even after the passing of his mother during the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin continues to pour his all in the craft. He is determined to win in this industry, to give his mom something to smile about in heaven.
Justin loves cooking, trying out new restaurants, traveling and going to sporting events.
