Ashley Hendricks

Ashley Hendricks is proud to serve as an award-winning co-anchor for 12 News Today - Central Virginia’s most watched news channel. She joined WWBT in 2022 as a reporter/weekend morning anchor.

Ashley was born in Henderson, North Carolina and spent much of her childhood in both Warren and Vance Counties before attending the historic and illustrious Hampton University where she graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Her television career started in 2020 as a morning reporter at WBTW (Myrtle Beach, SC) during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. In less than a year in her new role, she was promoted to weekend morning anchor.

Before starting her television career, Ashley taught 6th and 10th grade English Language Arts in Wake County Public Schools. It was there where she encouraged her students daily to rise above their circumstances and go after their wildest dreams.

So, it was only right that she followed her own words of encouragement and got a taste of television news as a news production assistant at WRAL. That is where it all started.

Coming back to the Commonwealth to serve others through community involvement and storytelling was a priority for Ashley. She has shared dozens of stories highlighting the good across Central Virginia through 12 On Your Side’s Acts of Kindness franchise.

In her free time, Ashley enjoys nature walks, cooking, and sci-fi series/films.