Professional Experience

July 2018 to present: Reporter, WINK News. Previously worked as a resident reporter at WVVA in Bluefield, W.Va.; at ABC 7 Chicago as a news planning intern; at Dateline NBC as a story development intern; and at the Northwestern University's Medill Justice Project as a multimedia investigative reporter.

Awards & Recognition

Hearst Foundation Journalism Award for Enterprise Reporting.

Assistant produced 2-hour, Dateline episode hosted by Keith Morrison, “At the Bottom of the Pool,” aired Oct. 13, 2017.

Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society - lifelong membership exclusively for students in top 10 percent of their graduating class in journalism programs across the country.

National QuestBridge Scholar - awarded to the country's most talented, determined, and self-motivated students from low-income populations who demonstrate outstanding academic ability despite financial challenges.

News Philosophy

We consume news when we are gripped by the emotions making us all human — these are the stories that knock us off our feet. Tell the stories not easily seen that must be experienced through the emotions we all feel.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

Running and cycling! I love all of the fitness-inspired events South West Florida holds to benefit others.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, Magna Cum Laude.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

I am so grateful for the hundreds of days you can spend outdoors with friends and family.

Hometown 

Keystone Heights, Florida.

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WINK viewers help kids have a better Christmas

Just two weeks ago, the Salvation Army’s warehouse where toys usually sit to hand out to kids was nearly empty. Now, thanks to WINK News viewers just like you, the warehouse is full of gifts. There are quite a few things we’d rather forget about this year. Gabriella Pirolo and Chelsea Huntsinger are both mothers. […]

Parents say they now see Fort Myers leaders acknowledging gang violence

Families in Fort Myers are ready for transparency after years of violence and denial of it by those who serve the community. Bombshell documents after multiple arrests in the 2016 Club Blu shooting show in detail gang-related violence that’s gone on for years. Moms and dads affected by gang violence say leaders in their community […]

Stefan Strawder, 18, and Sean Archilles, 14, who died at Club Blu in 2016. Photo via WINK News.

New documents detail what may have led to mass shooting at Club Blu

The probable cause affidavit made public Friday morning explains how a high school fight involving two rival gang members escalated into a mass shooting that left two teens dead. The 42-page report mentions a fight at Dunbar High School between members of the 1Way and Bottom Boys gangs in May of 2015. The Fort Myers […]

Riverdale High students report man exposed, pleasured himself in school parking lot

A group of female Riverdale High School students reported a man exposing and pleasuring himself in the high school’s parking lot after school hours. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened Thursday afternoon. Several girls told a deputy a man was parked in the parking lot and was seen pulling out his genitals […]

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Finding new ways to remember Pearl Harbor 79 years later

It was 79 years ago today, that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The attack, which pushed the United States into joining WWII, killed 2,400 Americans and left another 1,100 injured. For the first time, many who served, including those in Southwest Florida, will not get to honor those who died because of the pandemic. “Yesterday, […]

WINK News viewers step up to help Salvation Army’s ‘Forgotten Angels’

A special group stepped up to help those in need have a very merry Christmas. The Salvation Army is sending a big thank-you to you, WINK News viewers, who saw our stories and donated to the Angel Tree program. A nearly empty warehouse two weeks ago is now nearly full thanks to your generosity, and […]

Cape Coral church gets help from WINK News viewers for its Angel Tree

UPDATE – Dec. 7: Grace Church has been overwhelmed with gifts for their Angel Tree since WINK News’ story aired. “The Amazon driver arrived earlier….took 90 minutes to unload! We will be taking so many kids off the waiting list!” said Heather Evans. Evans said more than 500 gifts were sent to the church since […]

Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program needs a boost to fulfill mission

Thousands of children in our area are hoping you will fulfill their holiday wishes this year. The Salvation Army had a record number of requests for gifts in its Angel Tree Program, but the fewest number of people are stepping up to make donations in 2020. Carrie Radovan personally knows how important it is when […]

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Annual Holiday Nights festival kicks off at Edison and Ford Winter Estates

Christmas is in the air as the annual Holiday Nights festival begins at Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers. Everyone came out to see the lights go on because Christmas is needed more than ever this year. Maria Shillinglaw came from Tampa. “We haven’t been there in a long time. They were maybe […]