Professional Experience

2018 to present: Reporter, WINK News. Previously worked as an anchor and reporter for WUFT in Gainesville, F.L, 2017; WSVN in Miami as an Investigative Unit intern, 2017; Today Show intern in NYC.

Awards & Recognition

I earned two Associated Press Awards while covering Hurricane Irma and a confederate rally. I was ranked Top Speaker in the State of Florida for Varsity Public Forum Debate. I’ve covered big stories in my home state of Florida from the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando to the Richard Spencer rally in Gainesville.

News Philosophy

Be the voice people can rely on in a community to relay accurate, important, and inspiring information. Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

I worked as a tennis instructor back in Miami, so in my free time, I like to play tennis. I also love to travel with my friends and family! Cheering on the Gators is a big family tradition. I didn't miss a single home football game while I was in college.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications from the University of Florida

Likes best about Southwest Florida

All of the beautiful islands.

Hometown

Miami Beach, Florida.

FMPD Officer Jobbers-Miller shot a year ago, family awaits justice

Family and friends of a fallen police officer gathered to remember their loved one on the first anniversary of his death. Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, 29, of Fort Myers Police Department was shot in the head in the line of duty, July 21, 2018, a year ago Sunday. Jobbers-Miller was responding to an incident at a […]

Body removed from Suncoast Estates home

Lee County Sheriff’s Office has crime scene tape up around a home in Suncoast Estates. Deputies responded to a home along the 2200 block of Griffin Lane. A body was removed from the home as our reporter was on scene. We contacted LCSO, and no further details were available while the scene was under investigation.

Woman and her dog encounter coyotes on Sanibel Island

A run-in with a coyote might not be on the forefront of most folks minds in Southwest Florida, but that’s exactly what happened to a woman walking her dog. Sanibel Police Department reports a woman had a coyote encounter on Sanibel Island Friday morning. “We rent a house during the summer, bring my five grandchildren, […]

2018 crime stats released for Southwest Florida counties

In the center of Fort Myers, Robert McClain is serving up his homemade barbecue. There is some seafood, rice, macaroni, black beans. But after work, he packs up and goes straight home. “I’ve noticed a lot of crime,” McClain said. “What I try to do for myself and for my kids is that I go […]

Lee County Sheriff's Office death investigation in Bonita Springs. (Credit: WINK News)

Shots blare, leading to death investigation in Bonita Springs neighborhood

Consecutive sounds of ‘pop, pop, pop,’ rang out in a Bonita Springs neighborhood. They were sounds those living there never wanted to hear. When law enforcement arrived at a Bonita Springs complex, James Opteyndt was not given much information other than it was a death investigation. Another neighbor, who did not want to be identified, […]

Lehigh Acres trash. (Credit: WINK News)

Filthy junk piles up along roadways in Lehigh Acres

An abundance of filthy junk dumped on the side of the road. That is the reality in a Lehigh Acres neighborhood. Doug Donlon said new piles of trash pop up every week. “Nobody wants to live and have to go out you know as a family and turn down the street and say, “oh there […]

Lehigh Acres neighbors upset about growing trash pile near homes

People say a neighborhood street with a dead end is a popular place to dump trash. On top of it being an eyesore, neighbors are worried the growing pile is filled with toxic, health hazards to people and the environment. We have reported about nuisance trash plaguing neighborhoods in Lehigh Acres before, and the problem […]

Motorcyclist killed in crash once saved a state trooper

The friend of a motorcyclist killed in a crash this weekend says he was an amazing person. He even saved a state trooper from a crash in 2018. Florida Highway Patrol said 26-year-old Adam Lee Herring drove a motorcycle into the side of a pick-up truck that was making a left turn on U.S. 41 […]