Taylor Petras
Professional Experience:
June 2018 to present: Anchor for WINK News This Morning. Previously worked at KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri as a weekend anchor and reporter.
Awards and Recognition:
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.
Hobbies and Interests & Community Involvement
Relaxing at the beach or by the pool, working out, reading a good murder-mystery book and watching true crime documentaries. Volunteer at Gulf Coast Humane Society.
Education
Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
Likes best about Southwest Florida:
The heat, humidity and beaches.
Hometown
Canonsburg, PA
Money Monday: December 2021 jobs report
Looking back at 2021’s new Florida laws
How Casey Crowther got caught exploiting pandemic loans to buy a boat
Churches attempt to end stigma around mental illness
Money Monday: Federal Reserve chair appointment
Money Monday: 2021 UBS investor survey
Money Monday: Fed interest rates, jobs report
More builds, supply chain issues lead to increase in construction thefts
Lee County taking steps to make roads safer for pedestrians
