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

Volunteer group works to repair damaged benches at Lehigh Acres school bus stops

Benches in a community were found damaged recently after they were originally put in place to make sure children are safe at school bus stops. Benches for schoolkids waiting to be picked up are no longer suitable for use at public stops in Lehigh Acres Wednesday. These are benches that are of great significance to […]

Motorcyclist, 29, dies in Wednesday Lehigh Acres hit-and-run crash

Florida Highway Patrol responded to a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a 29-year-old Lehigh Acres man on a motorcycle Wednesday night. According to FHP, the crash happened around 7:50 p.m. on Joel Boulevard near the intersection with East 19th Street. The motorcyclist was traveling north on Joel Blvd. toward E 19th St when an unknown […]

Family thankful for arrest in crash that claimed 3 loved ones

A mother is one step closer to justice after the suspect accused of drunk driving in the crash that killed her husband and two daughters is behind bars. While it’s a step, it will not bring her children or the love of her life back home. Brenda Galindo told us her daughter’s classmates went out […]

Body of motorcyclist found in water after Cape Coral crash ID’d

Cape Coral Police Department found the body of a motorcyclist Wednesday who was involved in an overnight crash. Police say Jeffrey Allen Kinkelaar crashed into a canal in the 1400 block of El Dorado Parkway but was not found until the next morning, police said. The neighbors across the canal say they remember hearing a […]

1 dead, 2 critical after crash on SR-29 in Hendry County

A crash in Hendry County on Friday left one man dead and two others injured. It happened at about 3:15 p.m. on SR-29 near A Road south of LaBelle. The Florida Highway Patrol says two vehicles were involved, and a 21-year-old passenger in one vehicle was killed. Troopers say a 61-year-old man was driving a […]

Fort Myers Beach hotel makes sure guests find places to stay after fire

Fort Myers Beach Fire Department responded to a fire at Sun Deck Inn & Suites on Fort Myers Beach Thursday night. According to the fire department, firefighters brought a fire under control on the second floor of the hotel. The property is on Third Street near Crescent Street. The fire was mostly within the walls […]

Fire destroys mobile home in Suncoast Estates in North Fort Myers

North Fort Myers Fire Control & Rescue Service District responded to a fire that destroyed a double-wide mobile home in the Suncoast Estates community of North Fort Myers Wednesday night. Crews were at the scene of the fire in the 7900 block of Hart Drive, south of Gish Lane. The fire was put out, but […]

Women dress up as elderly people to get vaccines

Two young women pose as grandmothers to get a first-dose COVID-19 vaccine

Two young women posed as elderly people and were able to get their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. But they were caught after trying to get their second in Orange County. Now, there are procedures in place to make sure this doesn’t happen in Southwest Florida. Unfortunately, this is what it’s come to. “This is the […]