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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Joy, Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola's new facility dog, has been working since late November to help comfort patients and their families experiencing traumatic injuries. -
The Buffalo Rock Company is celebrating the grand opening of its new Santa Rosa Campus. The more than 350,000 square-foot facility, located in the Northwest Florida Industrial Park near I-10, will create 150-200 jobs and relocate 200 positions with above average pay. -
Opening Doors Northwest Florida is set to conduct its 2026 Point in Time (PIT) count with new Executive Director Bruce Cady, who's been on the job for about a month. -
On the second day of the 2026 Legislative session, a major school voucher funding reform bill, sponsored by Senator Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, passes on a unanimous vote of the full Senate. -
During his final State of the State address this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the state's graduation rate for 2024-25 as the highest ever. Additionally, some significant gains have been reported across the northwest portion of the state. -
Rep. Nathan Boyles discusses sponsored bills and priorities ahead of the Florida legislative session that begins Jan. 13. -
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.
