Professional Experience

2021 - present: WINK News morning anchor
2019 - 2021: WINK News weekend anchor/reporter
2018 - 2019: WINK News reporter
Previously worked as a weekend anchor and reporter at KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri.

Awards and Recognition

2019 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award nomination for reporting on a "Bomb Squad Search at a Home in Cape Coral."
Two Heart of America Gold Awards from the Kansas City Press Club for a special report on "Surviving a Mass Shooting" and for several reports on human and sex trafficking in mid-Missouri.

News Philosophy

Be a voice for the voiceless.

Education

Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

Hometown

Canonsburg, PA

Hobbies and Interests & Community Involvement

I love soaking up the sun. You can find me relaxing at the beach or at the pool with a good murder mystery book. I enjoy working out and recently became a certified Les Mills Body Pump instructor. Being just a short flight away from so many beautiful countries and territories in the Caribbean, I love exploring new areas and cultures. Animals are my favorite. I am a volunteer at the Gulf Coast Humane Society and help other rescue organizations with events and fundraisers. I also volunteer with Best Buddies Southwest Florida and the Children's Advocacy Center.

Family and Pets

My husband and I are proud parents to two black cats named Isaac and Cleo.

Likes best about Southwest Florida:

The weather and beaches. We live where people vacation.

 

Flu vs. Coronavirus: The similarities and big differences

We’ve seen your emails, we’ve read your messages and here’s what we dug up on differences between the flu and coronavirus. The symptoms are similar: Dry cough, some may get a sore throat, some breathing difficulties. But public health experts say coronavirus and flu are not the same. “We have heard reports that COVID-19 is […]

FGCU student says she is worried about coronavirus due to health conditions

FGCU is back to school as normal, as students and staff come back from spring break. But as the coronavirus hits Southwest Florida, students are on edge. We spoke to students at FGCU Monday, one of whom is worried she’ll become a COVID-19 patient no matter what because of her immune system. Watch the video […]

What does it mean to self-monitor, self-isolate or self-quarantine?

With the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 in the U.S., people with flu-like symptoms are being asked to self-monitor or even self-quarantine. But what does that mean if you’re faced with that decision? We asked The Florida Department of Health what the process looks like, and they said in an emailed response: [We are] actively involved […]

FGCU students on a study abroad program. (Credit: WINK News)

FGCU orders students and staff home from Italy, requires self-quarantine upon return

Florida Gulf Coast University wants its traveling choral students and staff to come home now. Many colleges and universities are changing their study abroad plan to keep students and staff safe from the coronavirus. Now, FGCU is scrambling to get its students back from Italy as soon as possible. A trip to Italy cut short […]

Christine Gray. (Credit: WINK News)

Two Lee County mothers lost their daughters but want different justice

While justice has been served in one case where a hit-and-run driver killed a young girl, what lies ahead for the other is still uncertain. Allana Staiano died in January as she walked in North Fort Myers. Layla Aiken was killed while she sat at her bus stop in Cape Coral in March 2019. For […]

The Wall That Heals. (Credit: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund)

Vietnam memorial replica escorted to Marco Island

A special memorial is now in Southwest Florida. The Wall That Heals is the largest replica of the Vietnam Memorial and it travels all around the country. Its first stop of the year is in Marco Island. The procession from Fort Myers to Marco Island honors our veterans including the 58,276 who did not come […]

Schools across Florida continue to tighten security 2 years after Parkland shooting

Since the Parkland shooting that took the lives of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School two years ago, schools across Florida have tightened up security to protect our students. Fort Myers High School parent, Meg Middaugh, notices the changes in security at her son’s school. “I believe they’ve taken it up a notch,” […]