Dan Creighton presented the check to Valeries Houses Angela Melvin. Currently, three WINK reporters were his former students. But, most importantly, they help each other when there is a need. Stacy anchored the five-hour morning news program for more than five years at WINK, where she previously was a weekend anchor and started as a health reporter. The effort may help you and others discover what one popular travel reporter calls Lee Countys hidden gems. The Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau invited CBS News Peter Greenberg down for a week to do his [], Traveling the last couple of years has been up and down. WINK News anchor lawsuit voluntarily dismissed Michael Braun MBRAUN@NEWS-PRESS.COM 0:05 1:33 A breach-of-contract lawsuit by a former local television news anchor against the station that. Kirstin is an American journalist currently working at WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News as a news anchor since November 2021. When [], To avoid people with mental illness going in and out of jail without their real problems being addressed, Collier County has a specialty court dedicated to the issue. EffectiveMonday,Deanne Brinkreplaces Stacy as morning anchor on WINK. A breach-of-contract lawsuit by a former local television news anchor against the station that fired him has been settled. Amanda volunteers and contributes to several annual events for charitable organizations including Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida, Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, Healthy Start of Southwest Florida, Multicultural Centre of Southwest Florida, and the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. Stacey Adams says shes leaving local TV at the start of July. [citation needed] WINK-TV operates two news bureaus: the Charlotte County Bureau in the Charlotte Sun newsroom in Charlotte Harbor and the Collier County Bureau in Naples. Its a rewarding challenge trying to entertain people every day, he says. [21] It moved its digital signal to UHF channel 50 in mid-2011. Later on, Kristin earned a bachelors in broadcast journalism in 2010. Before joining Fox 35 Orlando, Kristin serves as a morning anchor and producer at WLTZ NBC 38 and The CW GA-BAMA in Columbus, Georgia, from Aug 2012 Aug 2014. Connect with this reporter: MichaelBraunNP (Facebook) @MichaelBraunNP (Twitter). She got her start in her career working as an editor and photographer at Univision Orlando from Oct 2010 Sep 2012. The Most Influential News Anchors of All Time. Shes worked in tv and radio, but really enjoys the freedom radio gives her to have a laugh. While there, he spent 24 hours at the State Emergency Operations Center immediately after the 9/11 attacks, covering the states plans in case of local attacks or uprisings. "Needless to say, when ten years at WINK ended during a three minute meeting I . Former WINK morning anchor Jennifer Stacy, who abruptly left the CBS affiliate in Fort Myers last year, is resurfacing at the competition in town. Sally loves to clean, organize and cook. MORE, A little bit about me?? 2023 www.news-press.com. Krista got her start at KEVN in Rapid City, South Dakota as a reporter in 1997. 18, 2018 - 2:00 PM. Born in Fort Myers, Fla., raised in Sebring, Fla. Amanda's work takes her all over Florida and the countrycovering stories of national importance. Tim Atens "In the Know" is published every Monday and Wednesday. Stacy was working Saturday during the annual Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival at Tin City as part of CityFestin Naples. Previously, Kristin served as a news weekend anchor and weekday reporter at Fox 35 Orlando, WOFL-TV from October 2014 to October 2018. It was a dramatic fork in the road from a simple this-or-that choice, no matter how old you are. You know, the debris is phenomenal, said Randy Sanders of Missouri Task [], One of Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40 nominees for 2022 is a woman whose goal goes beyond Southwest Florida, as she works to keep families together and out of the foster care system. Jared Marques doesnt like the spotlight, but he loves the Boy Scouts, and hes been living and breathing it since he was 10 years old. Previously worked at KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri as a weekend anchor and reporter. One Southwest Florida condo complex saw a nearly 400% rate increase. However, its been blacked out on the Lee County website. In Naples, city council authorized the city manager to spend up to $100,000 to expedite the cleanup of dead fish within the city waterways []. Hobbies and Interests & Community Involvement. The fate of the animal was unknown. A fish kill is filling up the water in Southwest Florida. Years of fundraising and construction all lead up to the parade [], Jocelyn Andersen doesnt remember her time in the NICU at Golisano Childrens Hospital but her dad remembers it like it was yesterday. Chris, along with Lois Thome, has anchored every election night since 2004. Under this plan, almost all of the country would be able to receive two commercial VHF channels plus one noncommercial channel. [9] WINK-TV also added a half-hour late morning newscast at 10 a.m. on September 6, 2011 (which was later dropped). The former morning news anchor left WINK in March when her contract was not renewed. Florida Fish and Wildlife will handle the investigation with the assistance, if needed, of [], It is a period of insurance insanity. Not only was there a game, but college students showed up for a dunk contest. How much should your insurance company pay, and can an adjuster stack on costs? It was a joint announcement from House and the. After 22 years as a news anchor, I am leaving WINK TV to begin a new chapter in my life, she told viewers on her facebook page. My family is Greek and it is BIG! In Naples, city council authorized the city manager to spend up to $100,000 to expedite the cleanup of dead fish within the city waterways []. When given the opportunity to comment about Stacys termination, WINK News Director Tom Doerr said station management does not comment on personnel matters. In 2016, Amandacovered the presidential candidates including two nationally televised debates and the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Mary Briggs, a spokeswoman forthe hospital and LMHS, said they would have no comment. She comes from WINK News, which is the CBS station in Fort Myers, Florida. shows. WINK-TV was fortunate to gain that license, and as a result was the only local station that provided a clear picture to outlying portions of the market until cable television arrived in the mid-1970s. [citation needed] WINK-TV is one of two Fort Myers stations carried by Xfinity in Venice and Wauchula. [8] On June 11, 2011 WINK-TV debuted a 90-minute morning newscast on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Big brothers and sisters with the volunteer organization are matched with kids based on their personalities and shared interests. Dennis House, who has been a news anchor at WFSB-TV3 since 1992, announced on his website, The Hartfordite, Tuesday that he is leaving Channel 3. As more people start to pile into the area, and beaches reopen, the fish kill will become a bigger problem. Sue Campbell is the longtime co-host of the WINK Wake Up Show. We were told by our homeowners association that our rates would go up. WINK News volunteers at Corky Condons [], More than a week after Hurricane Ian washed away swaths of Southwest Florida, search and rescue teams from all over the U.S. are still combing through the ruins in places like Fort Myers Beach to find anyone who may have been left behind. Former WINK news anchor and Pine Island resident Jim McLaughlin was Thursday night's guest speaker at the Southwest Florida Museum of History in Fort Myers. Stacy was invited to stay on until her contract expired in April, but she chose not to do so, she said. Baldwin starts her career with WVIR-TV in Charlottesville 2001 and the later start anchoring for WOWK-TV in Huntington. Stacy was the morning anchor at WINK from December 2006 to April 2017. Five months after Hurricane Ian, one Cape Coral family lives in limbo. Even in Southwest Floridas rural communities like Immokalee, communities that grow and harvest a lot of the produce we eat, people say they cant get that nutritious food [], One homeowner living in Esteros Stoneybrook community found a pair of huge rattlesnakes this week, and a married duo of snake wranglers had to take them away. After completing her primary and high school education, Kristin attended Hampton University in 2006. Along the way, something unusual happened. The station began broadcasting on March 23, 1954, owned by the family of taxicab magnate and Cleveland Browns founder Mickey McBride along with WINK radio ( 1240 AM, later used on 1200 AM; and 96.9 FM ). She anchors week nights at 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 11:00 PM on WINK-TV and. 35-year-old Christine Deramo was pulled over shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 7. He loves that each day is different, and no day is ever the same. She likes to keep her personal life private hence Christin has not mentioned any details concerning her relationship status. Stacy is an avid scuba diver and has a lifetime behind the helm of boats from Lake Erie in her home state of Ohio to the Gulf in Southwest Florida. Kristin gets her wealth from her work at WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News as a news anchor since November 2021. She was [], Big Brothers, Big Sisters is starting a campaign throughout Southwest Florida Tuesday to recruit 100 men in 100 days. During her time there, she [] COLUMBUS (WCMH) Andrea Henderson, NBC4's newest Traffic . Most people think of breast cancer as a womans disease., but men are affected too. The two stations continued to share ABC until WEVU-TV (now WZVN-TV) signed on in 1974. Prior to joining WINK-TV, Chris was an anchor and investigative reporter for WYFF-TV in Greenville, South Carolina. She join anchors Emily Burris and Greg Park on Monday morning starting at 5a.m. Among the prestigious reporters are Dannielle Garcia, Joly Mendes, Michelle Alvarrez, Zach Oliveri, Val Simpson, and Gail Levy. Many remember being a broke college student surviving on ramen noodles and fast food. In the early days of broadcast television, there were twelve VHF channels available and 69 UHF channels (later reduced to 55 in 1983). Firefighters are battling several brush fires in Charlotte County; the one off McCall Road threatens several buildings, including a church. I was shot and now Ive had surgery and []. Prior to that, Kristin served as a news weekend anchor and weekday reporter at Fox 35 Orlando, WOFL-TV from October 2014 to October 2018. Cable and satellite are all but essential for acceptable television reception in much of the market, even in the digital age. Stacey Adams says she's leaving local TV at the start of July. She anchors week nights at4:00 PM,7:00 PM, and11:00 PMon WINK-TV and6:30 PM and 10:00 PMon WXCW. Expect sustained winds between ten to twenty miles per hour, with wind gusts as strong as thirty []. She said her last day would be Thursday, July 2. He has brought important national issues back home reporting from Washington DC. Kristin worked as a morning news anchor at WINK News in St Cloud, Florida, since October 2018. Relaxing at the beach or by the pool, working out, reading a good murder-mystery book and watching true crime documentaries. He is an adjunct faculty member at FGCU and works individually with many of the reporters and producers at WINK. She earns a satisfying amount from her work at WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News as a news anchor since November 2021. Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962-1981). Emmy award winner Chris Cifatte anchors WINK News at 5 and 6 p.m weeknights with Lois Thome, and WINK News at 11 with Amanda Hall. By Kevin Eck on Jun. Anchor 1 episode, 2014 Denise Dador . Previously worked at KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri as a. #9 of 100. Project SEARCH is a collaboration between Southwest Florida school districts, hospital systems and the Center for Independent Living Gulf Coast. Volunteer at Gulf Coast Humane Society. Former WINK anchor, Rob Spicker, is speaking out about his departure from the station in a lengthy Facebook post. She added that Dougherty is looking for an anchor position. 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This is due in large part to the extremely high penetration of cable and satellite in Southwest Floridaone of the highest in the nation. While Stacy could not specifically comment on her WINK contract, noncompete clauses in employment contracts are standard inmost broadcast news markets nationwide, preventing on-air talent from working for another local news station for a certain period of time. Adams started her career in Laredo, Texas before she moved on to Cadillac, Mich., Tallahassee, Fla., and Tucson, Ariz. before joining WINK in 2003. Imagination concerning the worlds wants and the individuals needs should be the Alpha and Omega of self-education.Alice Foote MacDougall (18671945). Students, staff, family, and friends came together on Friday for the annual unified basketball game at Fort Myers High School. As a part-time radio personality, Sally also works for a construction company as a full-time estimator. After extensive criticism focused on the station sharing the video without attempting to help the cat, the staff ultimately attempted to bring the animal inside but failed. P.E Coach Aaron Waldoat at Tortuga Preserve Elementary wears [], Theres a new effort to get people to check out other attractions besides the beach in Southwest Florida. Chris was there in January 2015 as negotiations were being completed to open up access to the island to Americans. John Wilsbach John has been at Cumulus Radio since 1989 when he started as the back-up sports and newscaster before taking over the WINK Eye in the Sky traffic duties in 1995. She got her start in her career working as an editor and photographer at Univision Orlando from Oct 2010 Sep 2012. Channel 11 lost DuMont when that network ended operations in 1956. Taylor Petras, Author at WINK NEWS Taylor Petras Professional Experience: June 2018 to present: Anchor for WINK News This Morning. Her strengths are breaking through the. About a week later, Dimaria retired. The people. Not only was there a game, but college students showed up for a dunk contest. Having begun as the sidekick alongside former WINK Wake Up Show host Tim Burns in the late 1980s, Sue continues to host what is now the Harrisburg Areas longest-running morning radio show. But now, as one Cape Coral couple learned the hard way, some contractors have switched things up using insurance contingency agreements. Prior to joining NBC4, Andrea worked as a morning anchor/reporter for WINK News in Fort Myers. Belinda Post is an American Lifestyle TV Host, News Anchor, and Traffic Anchor but currently under no contract. Students, staff, family, and friends came together on Friday for the annual unified basketball game at Fort Myers High School. Self - Anchor 2 episodes, 2018 Ellen Leyva . He served as morning anchor for 15 of his 17 years with Waterman Broadcasting at the Fort Myers-based television . 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High humidity will make our afternoon feels like temperatures reach the 90s in many spots. Chris was also named Lee Countys Big Brother of the Year in 2006. Teachers encounter all kinds of issues, including medical problems, fights, and occasionally, the more serious threat. Not only was there a game, but college students showed up for a dunk contest. Nine-year-old dog Bear was featured on Pet Pals in [], Most of Sanibel is still unrecognizable one month after Hurricane Ian. [1] It carried programming from the four major networks of its era: CBS, NBC, ABC and DuMont in the first two decades of its existence. He was the first Southwest Florida TV reporter or anchor to broadcast live from Cuba. The station has identified almost exclusively with its call letters since the mid-1980s. The opportunity means a lot to the students and the band director, but they need your help before they can make their dream come true. WZVN, the ABC affiliate in the market, has announced Stacy will join the stations morning anchor team. F urniture store coming to former Sports Authority space in Naples. All rights reserved. It is the only Southwest Florida-based station carried on Xfinity's Sebring system. Sanibel firefighters tried to return later the same night they evacuated the island for the storm, but [], Hospitals in Southwest Florida are finally getting back to normal operations after Hurricane Ian, including a group of disabled interns with Project SEARCH, who returned to work on Monday. Self 1 episode, 2013 Michelle Tuzee . Presently, she is hosting the show CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin. Mojo came to Gulf Coast Humane Society about a month ago. "; 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. The Boston Red Sox have held spring training in Fort Myers since 1993, and WINK-TV shares its coverage of the team with fellow CBS station WBZ-TV in Boston. Chris has won several awards for his reporting including an Emmy in 2002 for coverage of Dale Earnhardts death. As we prepare to close out 2022, WINK News decided to take a look back at the past years crazy rent prices and revisit a series we did seven years ago called: Where [], For some, its hard to believe Golisano Childrens Hospital is already celebrating the 5th birthday of its $200 million state-of-the-art facilities. Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, Former WINK Morning Anchor Jennifer Stacy Returns to Local Television, An error has occurred, please try again later. WINK-TV was the first television station in Southwest Florida and is the fifth-oldest surviving station in the state. Firefighters are battling several brush fires in Charlotte County; the one off McCall Road threatens several buildings, including a church. WINK News could have Liseth Ceja telling our audience about this report, but she isnt in Southwest Florida yet. Prior to that, Kristin served as a news weekend anchor and weekday reporter at Fox 35 Orlando, WOFL-TV from October 2014 to October 2018. Kristins average salary is $61,987 annually. He followed up with families having trouble with insurance payments and contractors not living up to their promises. Chris has also brought big national and worldwide events home to Southwest Florida viewers. The group Rebuild SWFL posts clean-up sites, dates and times on its Instagram page, then people just show up. In his spare time, Denny loves to play Texas Hold Em and spend time at the horse races. He went back later that year to cover Pope Francis visit and the changing relations between the two nations. Susan Chana Lask,the lawyer representing MatthewDougherty, said that the case was settled by voluntary dismissal. "After 22 years as a news anchor, I am leaving WINK TV to begin a new chapter in my life . urniture store coming to former Sports Authority space in Naples, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Clayton Ferraro - sports director; weeknights at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. David Bodden - general assignment reporter, Robert Burns - general assignment reporter, Stephanie Gailhard - general assignment reporter, Amanda Hall - general assignment reporter, Genevieve Judge - general assignment reporter and "Call for Action" consumer reporter, Ryan Kruger - general assignment reporter and "Call for Action" consumer reporter, Rachael Rafanelli - general assignment reporter, Alissa Reitmeier - morning traffic (5:00-7:00 a.m. on WINK and 7:00-9:00 a.m. on WXCW) and general assignment reporter, Sarah Robarge - general assignment reporter, Colby Robertson - general assignment reporter, Vanessa Ruffes - general assignment reporter, Kristen Skovira - general assignment reporter, Stephanie Susskind - general assignment reporter.