Professional Experience

May 2021 to present: Reporter, Anchor, Photojournalist at WINK News. Previously worked as an Anchor, Reporter, and Photographer at WCTV in Tallahassee for 5 years; Intern for WABC in New York City from June-August of 2016.

Awards & Recognition: 
Emmy Award Winner for Breaking News … after an EF-2 Tornado hit Southwest Florida.

Emmy-Nominated for coverage of Surfside condo collapse, Center For Covid Control Investigation.

8x Associated Press Award Winner ... Including Breaking News, Best Digital Journalist, Best Sports Anchor, & Best News Anchor.

Service To America Award winner for coverage of Hurricane Maria's aftermath in Puerto Rico.

News Philosophy

My job is to find out what the heck is going on, and tell it the best I can. Every day. If I did that correctly, I did my job.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

Watching and talking sports, exercise, playing music.

Education

Bachelors in Communications from Florida State University.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

How I can go outside in December and not be miserable.

Hometown

Westchester, New York

Cleaning up dead fish on Fort Myers Beach: ‘A lot of fish all over the place’

Hundreds of dead fish line Southwest Florida’s beaches and many people can’t stand the smell or sight on Fort Myers Beach. The Lee County Health Department said that the waters near Lynn Hall Memorial Park, near Time Square, were tested and have “alert levels” of Red Tide. Fort Myers Beach’s environmental services, along with FDEP, […]

Lee County GOP passes ‘Ban the Jab’ resolution to ban COVID vaccines in Florida

Members of the executive committee passed the “Ban the Jab” resolution, designed to ban the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in the state of Florida. The resolution calls for Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban the sale and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. It does not, however, obligate him to take any action. The resolution required […]