Walter Perez
Walter Perez joined 6abc as an anchor and general assignment reporter for Action News in September of 2003. He currently anchors Action News' weekend evening shows. Walter came to WPVI-TV from WNBC in New York, where he was a reporter and weekend morning anchor. Prior to that, he worked as an anchor/reporter at WPLG in Miami and at News 12 New Jersey.

Walter also has radio experience, co-hosting the highest-rated radio talk show in Central New Jersey on WCTC News-Talk Radio 1450AM, and was color commentator for the Princeton Football Radio Network in New Jersey for 5 years.

Walter has numerous broadcast honors, including an Edward R. Murrow award for spot news coverage, a New York City Press Club award, a New York State Broadcasters award, and two New Jersey Associated Press awards.

A political science graduate from Duke University, Walter, and his wife, reside in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey with their two sons.

Walter's Stories
$12 drawing sold in Pennsylvania could be an original Renoir piece
A Pennsylvania woman appears to have found an original Renoir work dating back to the 1800s.
Man allegedly exposes himself to children in Northeast Philadelphia
A man identifying himself as the father of those children rang her doorbell, saying he didn't realize his nine-year-old son and his five-year-old daughter walked away with a stranger.
19-year-old ID'd after being fatally shot in Kimberton, Delaware
A gunman shot and killed a 19-year-old man in Newark, Delaware, over the weekend.
Philadelphia police looking for man involved in road rage shooting that injured teen, woman
Philadelphia police are looking for the suspect involved in a road rage shooting in the Parkside section of Philadelphia that left two people wounded.
Eagles RB Saquon Barkley opens up about $41 million contract extension
Barkley admits that rather than thinking about the money, he's been reflecting on how he went from wallowing with the Giants to exploding on the scene in Philadelphia in just one season.
Woman robbed during Facebook Marketplace transaction in Chester
Authorities in Delaware County say a would-be car buyer was the victim of armed thieves.
Woman caught on video stealing puppy from pet shop in Montgomery County
The search is on for the person who snatched a puppy from a store in Montgomery County, and the whole thing was caught on surveillance camera.
Family speaks out after loved one's murder in Parkside
Robert Bennett's children want answers after a deadly shooting in Philadelphia's Parkside neighborhood.
Repairs begin on Cottman Avenue after deadly medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia
PennDOT will start repairs on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday where a medical jet crash left an 8-foot crater in the ground.
Home of Philadelphia Eagles practice squad member burglarized
Police sources tell Action News it appears the burglary took place over the weekend while the team was in New Orleans for the Super Bowl.