Professional Experience

  • July 2019-present: Multimedia Journalist and Anchor at WINK News.
  • May 2017-July 2019: 11 pm Anchor, Multi-media Journalist at WYMT News (Eastern Kentucky).
  • August 2016- January 2017: Play-by-play Broadcaster and Color Analyst at Florida Gulf Coast University.
  • September 2013-April 2015: Traffic Anchor, Reporter, and Producer with Total Traffic & Weather Network in Tampa.
  • 2013: Intern with 10 News (WTSP) Tampa Bay, 2013: Intern with CBS (Radio) Tampa Bay.ty.

Awards and Recognition

Multiple Presidents List Award Winner from FGCU. Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 from FGCU.

News philosophy

Before I walk in the doors every day, I say, ‘Let’s do this!’
I attack every day with the belief that I’ll be able to tell people’s stories in the best and most fair ways they can be told. Some days can be challenging... getting the best interviews or video. But I always try to do my best with the hands I’m dealt.

Hobbies and Interests

My biggest hobby is guns! I love shooting at the range, collecting rare guns, and even building my own. I’m also a big fan of nature parks and walks throughout southwest Florida. And if I’m not doing those things or working, you can find me at the gym!

Education

Graduate from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting (Tampa campus)
Associates degree from Florida Southwestern State College
Bachelors degree in Communication Studies from Florida Gulf Coast University with a minor in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Likes best about southwest Florida

It’s home for me. My family is here. I love the people and all the beauty that’s here.

Hometown

Naples, FL

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Search called off after man fell off a dinner-cruise into Caloosahatchee

A man remains missing Saturday afternoon after falling overboard in the Caloosahatchee River Friday night. U.S. Coast Guard crews suspended their search Saturday evening. The Coast Guard says they spent a total of 11 and a half hours searching for 37-year-old Joel Henderson of Naples. Around 8 p.m., Friday the operator of the dinner-cruise vessel […]

Bank robbery suspect bonds out of Lee County Jail

A father once grieving the death of his little girl is now accused of a bank robbery. Glenn Michael Aiken, 36, bonded out of Lee County Jail Wednesday night after he was arrested for robbing one bank and appearing suspicious at another. Aiken posted a $30,000 bond. Aiken posted bond around 4:30 p.m. We had […]

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Family devastated after 2 boys die when car crashes into Cape Coral canal

The lives of a seven and 10-year-old cut were short after the driver of the car they were in crashed into a canal Wednesday night. Both adults that were in the car have been discharged from the hospital, but the seven and 10-year-old brothers that were in the back seat have died. Courtney and Devin […]

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Dealing with tragedy during the holidays

After three deadly crashes, in 24 hours, those families will never see Thanksgiving the same way. But how do you deal with losing a loved one, especially during the holidays? In the Cape Coral crash overnight, one child died and another is in the hospital in serious condition. “When I got to the vehicle I […]

Man saves pet dog from alligator’s jaws in Estero, encounter caught on video

A man risked his life to save that of his beloved puppy’s from the grip of an alligator, and it was all recorded by a nearby surveillance camera. Thankfully, both man and canine are OK. The dramatic encounter in an Estero neighborhood was caught on record thanks to a partnership between the Florida Wildlife Federation […]

FHP releases images of car involved in Port Charlotte hit-and-run

Florida Highway Patrol released surveillance images of a car involved in a hit-and-run that happened Monday in Port Charlotte. The car is confirmed to be a 2016 to 2017 Honda Accord, white in color, with a possible Pennsylvania tag. FHP initially believed the vehicle to be a Civic but later updated the model to be […]

Distance learning will be an option through end of school year, Florida education head says

Florida students will be able to continue learning remotely through the second half of the school year, state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said Wednesday.  The reopening of brick-and-mortar classrooms, which were shuttered during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic this spring, became a political flashpoint over the summer after Corcoran ordered school districts to […]

LCSO: Lehigh Acres man threatened to shoot up FedEx facility

A Lehigh Acres man was arrested late Wednesday after deputies say he threatened a mass shooting at the FedEx facility he was fired from earlier this month. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that Joseph Ricardo Devolliere, 27, faces a charge of intimidation — sending a written threat to conduct a mass shooting. He […]