Professional Experience

Previous to having the pleasure of working as a reporter at Wink News in June 2018, I was a reporter at WXXV in Gulfport, Mississippi for 2 years after interning at WZZM 13 in Grand Rapids Michigan.

Awards & Recognition

Honored to have had the opportunity keep the Mississippi Gulf Coast informed from the shores during Hurricane Nate, part of the station's very first time providing wall-to-wall severe weather coverage. Also covered a story on a car crash that reopened a police investigation, and was a three-year award winner of the Radio and Television Digital News Association broadcasting scholarship.

News Philosophy

Be a voice for those that need to be heard and always listen to your community, everyone has a story to tell.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

Whether it's swimming, boating, kayaking, wakeboarding, fishing or just enjoying the beach--- my free time is most enjoyably spent near the water! And we're in just the right place. I also really like to volunteer at my church, bike ride, hike, do yoga, and eat ice cream.

Education

Majored in Broadcasting Arts at Central Michigan University, with a double minor in journalism and sports management.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

The beautiful sunshine, sandy beaches and friendly people.

Hometown

Farmington Hills, MI

Collier County parents oppose masks in schools at school district

A group of parents showed up to the Collier County Public School Board meeting Tuesday hoping to let board members know they want masks to be made optional at school during the pandemic. People opposed to masks in schools also rallied outside the school district. But nothing is changing anytime soon. The school district says […]

Collier County parents petition against mask mandate in schools

Masks are still required many places people go to out in public, but some parents say one place they don’t belong is in school. Some concerned parents want Collier County Public School Board to get rid of the mask mandate in the school district. They say the masks are infringing on the rights of their […]

Parents don’t know how child brought gun to school, say he was bullied

Investigators say a fourth grader took his parent’s gun into school, and it wasn’t the first time. The parents of an 11-year-old boy who went into Osceola Elementary School in North Naples with a gun and threatened to shoot his classmates say their son wanted protection. We spoke to the child’s parents Wednesday about how […]

Woman says man threatened her over parking spot at Naples beach

An argument over a parking space at a Naples beach on Sunday took a wrong turn: A woman says a man assaulted her. The woman who called the police told WINK News a man who was saving a space in the Naples Pier parking lot yanked open her car door and threatened to attack her. […]

‘Modern family’ dad: Family remembers fallen Naples police officer

Jennifer and Jeff Reidy were in the process of adopting a fifth child. Now, Jennifer will lay her soulmate to rest on Saturday. The Naples Police sergeant, 41, was killed in an off-duty crash in Lee County on Feb. 18. The father of five was a 10-year veteran at the department. Jennifer met Reidy when […]

Couple says Naples jeweler closed business in possession of special watch

A man took his expensive watch into a trusted jewelry store for repairs and never saw it again. That store is now closed. The customer says the watch is irreplaceable, and they are out thousands of dollars. William Holcomb says he brought his special wedding anniversary gift— a Rolex watch — in for a repair […]

Pelican Bay residents awarded access to register for hundreds of vaccines

As our senior population in Southwest Florida struggles through online process to secure coronavirus vaccine appointment opportunities, shots are making their way into the arms of affluent and exclusive community members. The most recent is a place where you don’t have to be over 65 to live. North Collier County Fire Control & Recue District […]