Professional Experience

2019 to present: Reporter, WINK News
2015 to 2019: Reporter, Producer, and fill-in Anchor, WWSB in Sarasota
2014: Intern, The Today Show and NBC Nightly News in Miami

Awards & Recognition

Finalist in Feature Television Reporting for the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence awards, and Robert Corley Groves Award for Outstanding Achievement in TV Producing.

News Philosophy

Every person has a story. Be honest and transparent while sharing it with the world.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

Cheering on the Miami Hurricanes, experimenting with vegetarian recipes, spending too much money at Target and taking long naps.

Education

Bachelor of Science from the University of Miami, majoring in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in LGBTQ Studies.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

The WINK Weather Authority will never predict snow for SWFL. Every day feels like summer. It's either hot, hotter, or hottest.

Hometown

Mullica Hill, NJ.

Memorial service held on Long Island for Gabby Petito

Gabby Petito loved to document her travel adventures — so everyone at Sunday’s memorial service will be able to watch clips of her full of life. Services for Gabby will be held at Moloney Funeral Home, 825 Main Street, Holbrook, New York on Sunday, from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Two TVs with a photo montage and tribute to […]

Leisure travel is flourishing in Charlotte County, but business tourism leaves a void

Visitors come from all over to soak up the view from the Wyern Hotel’s rooftop deck. “Our weekends are busier than they’ve ever been,” said Matt Nemec, director of business development at the Wyvern Hotel. Nemec said the hotel has made budget for the last eight months. Englewood and Punta Gorda saw a record number […]

Patricia Varley

Retired teacher recounts meeting President Bush at a school in Florida on 9/11

A teacher remembers waiting for President Bush to arrive in the media center at her school on 9/11. September 11th has always been a special day for Patricia Varley. She was a teacher at Emma E. Booker Elementary School. “That was my son’s birthday, September 11, which I say was because we don’t celebrate it […]

9/11 attack on Pentagon seared into minds of two Charlotte County men

Monsignor Philip Hill watched the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center unfold live on TV as the host of a scheduled meeting was running late. The New Yorker watched the towers turn to ash from his office in the Pentagon. Minutes later, Hill, the chief of staff for the Army’s chief of chaplains, found […]

Parents worried day after 2 teens detained for planning mass shooting in SWFL

Parents are reacting after deputies arrested two teens who allegedly were planning a school shooting that would rival Columbine and Parkland. Parents are thankful authorities acted before it was too late for Harns Marsch Middle School in Lehigh Acres. The two students, 13-year-old Conner Pruett, and Phillip Byrd, 14, are undergoing mental health evaluations but […]

Huey helicopter won’t be moved to Vietnam Wall of SWFL

A Vietnam War symbol on display in public will not be relocated. We spoke to people on both sides of the decision. Punta Gorda City Council rejected the proposal to move a medivac Huey helicopter on display from outside the Military Heritage Museum to the Vietnam Wall of Southwest Florida. Bill Akins has difficult memories […]

American flags at a Charlotte County park. (Credit: WINK News)

A Charlotte County 9/11 Ceremony has been postponed due to COVID

A 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Charlotte County has been postponed due to COVID-19. The decision to cancel came from a surge warning inside hospitals. Organizers were worried there could be an outbreak of the virus at the event. Shannon Mesenburg found herself, like many of you, glued to her tv screen on 9/11. Her eyes […]