
Heather Sullivan
Heather Sullivan is thrilled to be the FOX 26 Consumer Reporter. Sullivan’s Smart Sense reports are all about helping Houston families save money and protect themselves from scams and rip-offs.
Heather loves to share her finds on great deals and how to be a smart consumer, shopper, and saver!
Heather won two Emmy Awards and a National Murrow Award as an Anchor and Consumer Investigator at WWBT in Richmond, Virginia over the last ten years. Her consumer stories aired on the nationally syndicated show “America Now” for four years. Before that she served as an anchor and reporter for stations in Los Angeles, South Carolina, Florida, and Oregon. Her investigative reports exposing illegal car sales, home improvement fraud, and other scams led the South Carolina Broadcasters Association to name her Reporter of the Year. She also won a Murrow Award for her consumer product testing series, “Does It Work?” and was voted Best Anchor Team twice in Richmond Magazine.
Heather holds an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and graduated with honors in Broadcast Journalism and Political Communication from Emerson College in Boston.
She has run three marathons and loves to talk about the antics of her orange tabby cat, Finneas Binny. In her spare time, you’ll often find Heather speaking and volunteering at community events. She has worked with the VCU Parkinson’s Center, the National Kidney Foundation, Junior League, local sporting events, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, and free medical clinics.
Have a consumer question? Heather would love to hear from you.
You can reach her on Facebook: @HeatherSullivanFOX26, Twitter: @Fox26Heather, and Instagram: @HeatherSullivanFOX26.
The latest from Heather Sullivan
More Houston restaurants, businesses using robots to provide services
More Houston restaurants are turning to robots to cut costs and fill jobs they’ve struggled to fill.
Disabled mother of three from Houston among SNAP benefit theft victims
More families are struggling to buy food as SNAP benefit thefts spikes 55% with cards being drained the day funds are deposited onto the SNAP cards.
Richmond woman's apartment admit they emptied her unit by mistake
A Richmond woman says she returned home from a trip to find her apartment empty and is suing after her apartment management admitted they cleaned it out by mistake.
Duplex giveaway and free financial education being offered
High home prices and interest rates have forced many home buyers out of the real estate market. But first-time buyers have a chance to win a free duplex and receive free financial education.
Amazon Prime Day sales: Shopping expert reveals 7 secret hacks to saving
A shopping expert reveals her seven secret hacks to saving more during the Amazon Prime Day sale.
AARP suggests 99 Great Ways to Save for 2025
The AARP has released its annual 99 Great Ways to Save, offering tips for saving on everything from groceries to travel to credit cards.
Houston programs launched for homes damaged in Hurricane Harvey, 2021 freeze
Separate programs are opening for Houston residents who were impacted by the 2021 freeze or Hurricane Harvey. Here's how to apply.
Texas will no longer issue paper license plates. Here's what you'll get instead.
As of July 1, Texas will no longer issue paper license plates to people who buy a new vehicle. Here's what you need to know.
No more paper tags in Texas: Car buyers to get metal plates upon purchase
A new state law taking effect on Tuesday requires that car buyers receive a permanent metal license plate when they buy the car.
New safety standards coming to child car seats
Parents need to know about new child car seat regulations coming soon. New seats will have to meet new federal safety standards to help keep kids safer in crashes.