Sandra Averhart
Morning Edition Host/Senior ProducerSandra Averhart has been News Director at WUWF since 1996. Her first job in broadcasting was with (then) Pensacola radio station WOWW107-FM, where she worked 11 years. Sandra, who is a native of Pensacola, earned her B.S. in Communication from Florida State University.
For several years, Sandra was co-host of “Inside UWF” on WUWF TV. Also, she has partnered with WSRE TV to serve as co-host of their “Rally” candidate forums, most recently in 2012. Sandra also lends her voice to the University of West Florida athletics program. She has worked as public address announcer for Men’s and Women’s Basketball, and continues to “work the mic” at UWF Volleyball and Softball games. Along the way, she has been P-A announcer for four NCAA Division II national championships, to include two each in volleyball and softball.
In her spare time, Sandra continues to enjoy playing softball. She lives in Milton with her husband Charles and two dogs, Beau and Mollie. Contact: 850.473.7447 or sandra@wuwf.org.
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Santa Rosa County Commissioners have approved the sales contract to secure and protect 27.57 acres of environmentally sensitive Soundside property in Gulf Breeze. -
Santa Rosa commissioners will vote Thursday on the purchase of two partial parcels to construct a stormwater retention pond in the Five Points area. The drainage pond is pivotal to continuation of the Woodbine Road Improvement Project on the north end of the congested roadway. -
A new exhibit honoring Vietnam Prisoners of War is now on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum. -
Santa Rosa commissioners are looking at options for establishing a dedicated funding source for land conservation in the county. -
Dr. Christopher Ellington, a thoracic surgeon at Ascension Sacred Heart, is the only doctor in the Pensacola area performing the Single Anesthesia Dual Robotic Lung Biopsy and Resection. -
A ribbon-cutting will be held Friday, Nov. 21 for the new VetCV Mission Next Center at the Pensacola State College Milton campus. The military and veterans resource center will be the first for Santa Rosa County and the first of its kind in Florida. -
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are getting a new Regional Traffic Management Center that will use technology to enhance traffic flow and improve safety on roadways in the two counties. -
Rural Roots Day, to be held Saturday in Jay, honors the importance of agriculture in Santa Rosa County. -
GGAF Invited International Artist Shinya Ishida uses discarded items, often regarded as garbage, to create his pieces. Hailing from Wakayama, Japan, his selection celebrates the 30th anniversary of Florida and Wakayama becoming Sister States. -
Doug Broxson is beginning a new chapter of public service. Term-limited as state senator, Broxson has been appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve on the Florida Board of Governors of the State University System.
