Professional Experience

May 2023 - present: Sports Reporter at WINK News

September 2020 – May 2023: Reporter at WINK News
Previously worked as a Sports and News Anchor/Reporter at WUFT News in Gainesville, FL; Sports Coordinator at ESPN Gainesville WRUF; interned at WSVN and 790 The Ticket in Miami, FL

Awards & Recognition

2020 Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists Award in Education Reporting
2020 Broadcast Education Association Award of Excellence (TV Sports Talent, TV Sports News Program, and TV Sports Story/Feature Short)
University of Florida Red Barber Award

News Philosophy

Every story must be told with honesty and integrity. It’s a journalist’s responsibility and privilege to share people’s stories.

Hobbies, interests and community involvement

Spending time with friends and family; and cheering on the Florida Gators, Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins and New York Yankees.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication-News, University of Florida summa cum laude

Likes best about SWFL

Being a native Floridian, it’s great to be within driving distance to friends and family as well as everything the state has to offer. The people here truly make SWFL feel like home. You also can’t beat Florida in the winter!

Hometown

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Pine Manor

LCSO narcotics team detain four people at Pine Manor scene

A large number of Lee County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating a scene in Pine Manor where at least four people were detained Thursday night. Nearly a dozen sheriff’s office vehicles were seen lining the streets at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Palm Drive. At least one deputy was parked in the driveway of a […]

Sheila O'Leary

Cape Coral mom accused of starving son to death found guilty of first-degree murder

The jury returned a guilty verdict in the trial for Sheila O’Leary, the Cape Coral mom who is accused of starving her son to death. O’Leary was found guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child, child neglect, and child abuse. O’Leary previously rejected the state’s plea deal for 30 years […]

Sheila O'Leary

Trial continues for Cape Coral mom accused of starving child to death

The trial for the Cape Coral mother accused of starving one of her children to death and neglecting the others continued on Monday. The state says Sheila O’Leary failed to give Ezra, her 18-month-old toddler, enough food, water, and medical care and is accused of starving her kid to death. Witness testimony on Monday argued […]

Sheila O'Leary

Jury hears witnesses in Sheila O’Leary trial

Robyn Jackson, a Lee County EMS, told the jury she saw Ezra, 18-months-old, not breathing and laying on a bed. Found with no pulse and rigor mortis starting to set in, indicating the toddler had been dead for some time. Jackson became reduced to tears reliving the day in September 2019. Jackson said she spoke […]

Cape Coral mother in court Wednesday, accused of starving child to death

A Cape Coral mother accused of starving one of her children to death and neglecting the others began her trial Wednesday morning. Sheila and Ryan O’Leary, 38 and 33, are accused of starving their 18-month-old son to death and neglecting their other three children, causing one to have to get surgery because her teeth were […]

flooding

Intersection flooding stalls drivers in Cape Coral

Cars stalling at an underwater intersection in Cape Coral known for flooding after Monday’s storms. Whenever it rains hard and fast, the intersection of Andalusia and Diplomat Parkway East in Cape Coral appears like a backyard pool. Sudden downpours flood this street quickly to the point that some avoid the area. Rose Olivo who’s visiting […]

Mailboxes

Mailboxes smashed and knocked down over the weekend in Cape Coral

Vandals knocked over and smashed about 20 mailboxes over the weekend along NW Eighth PL. in Cape Coral. Mark Fulkner is one of the residents that got his mailbox knocked down along with the original support beam. Fulkner said, “They didn’t take the post down. So I don’t think it was run over. I think […]

Cape Coral

New report on Cape Coral officers in Jeremiah Ballam Jr. death

An internal affairs investigation said police made mistake after mistake in March when they came across 22-year-old Jeremiah Ballam Jr. drunk on the street. Ballam Jr. was last seen leaving Backstreets bar around 3:30 a.m. on March 15 and was later found dead in a Cape Coral canal. His father, Jeremiah Ballam Sr., often thinks […]