Jon Dowding
The New Jersey native has a passion for investigative, political, and bilingual storytelling.
Jon joined the Eyewitness News team after working as a senior multimedia journalist for News 12 Long Island. During his time at News 12, Jon utilized his bilingual reporting to break stories about the wage theft of Latino workers in the Hamptons and the impact of ICE arrests on Long Island. Jon earned an Emmy nomination for breaking a story about the impact that fake license plates being sold online had on a Long Island grandmother. His ongoing investigation into the issue caught the attention of New York Attorney General Letitia James, who took action against Amazon, stopping them from selling fake license plates to customers in New York.
Jon is excited to return to the south. He previously worked at WAVY-TV 10 in Norfolk, VA, as a reporter, MMJ, and weekend evening anchor. He got his start in television news as a digital multimedia journalist at WSAV-TV in Savannah, GA.
While at WAVY-TV 10 and WSAV News 3, he started digital news segments in Spanish, the first of its kind in both markets.
Jon earned his Master of Studies in Law with a Law and Government Graduate Certificate from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law.
He attended Temple University in Philadelphia for his undergraduate degree, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with degrees in journalism and Spanish.
Jon is a diehard Eagles fan - Go Birds!
Jon is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists: NLGJA, and Kappa Tau Alpha.
He's excited to eat his way through restaurants across the Triangle and see all that the Tar Heel state has to offer.
Jon's Stories
Housing advocates meet with NC lawmakers on affordability, reappraisal moratorium bill
"A supply of housing that is affordable to folks who make 80% area median income or below is almost nonexistent."
Water use drops 35M gallons, Raleigh customers heed restrictions as drought worsens in NC
Despite some rain over the past couple of days, experts say the drought is far from over.
Drought creates hazards at Falls Lake as water levels drop; boaters others concerned
"Everywhere we go, there's so much land visible that's normally not visible this time of year."
Inaugural Y'all Means All North Carolina Beer Festival debuts in downtown Raleigh
The 2026 Y'all Means All North Carolina Beer Festival makes its debut with a capacity crowd.
Man killed, several injured during a shooting at college party, Wake Co. sheriff says
Deputies responded Wednesday night to a report of a shooting at the intersection of Mack Todd Road and West Barbee Street.
Teen on e-bike killed: Legal expert outlines key questions in the case
Legal experts say determining exactly how the crash unfolded will be central to understanding potential responsibility.
3 people shot at Triangle Town Center, Raleigh Police say; no arrests made
Raleigh Police said the incident started as a verbal altercation between two groups at the shopping mall on Friday afternoon
Community still shaken after fight, shooting that injured 3 at a NC mall in Raleigh
The mall resumed operations Saturday with increased security.
Homeowners, gardeners adjust to water limits from drought as they start planting, lawn care
The limits affect more than 600,000 people and restrict outdoor irrigation as spring planting gets underway.
Water restriction stages to be implemented for Raleigh customers amid prolonged drought
Raleigh Water customers in Garner, Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, and Zebulon are included in the restrictions.