Alexis Young

Alexis Young joined the News 9 family in July 2024 and can be seen reporting from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and on News 9 at 9 a.m. 

Alexis is a true military brat, spending her childhood in Oceanside, California before graduating high school in West Memphis, Arkansas, and then obtaining her bachelor’s at The University of Memphis. 

Prior to News 9, Alexis served in the United States Navy and worked as a journalist for the United States Navy, WMC Action News 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, Fox 13 Seattle and IHeartRadio in Seattle, Washington, and most recently as the morning anchor for KSWO in Lawton, Oklahoma. 

Alexis is also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and the National Association of Black Journalists. She serves as an emcee for the OU softball team, the NBA G League Oklahoma City Blue, and as a fill-in emcee for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

In her free time, she loves to spend time at church, watch sports, paint, and cuddle with her rottweiler.