
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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Unsung Heroes, which is now on display at Luna Fine Art Gallery, honors nine individuals for their extraordinary contributions to the Pensacola community. The art exhibit is on display through Aug. 15.
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More than $8 million in project funding was cut from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the state's budget, signed Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Residents have until July 15 to comment on the Cost Feasible portion of the 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan being developed by the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization.
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The Santa Rosa County Commission has set rates for new and existing Municipal Service Benefit Units (MSBU) in the areas of fire protection, street lighting, stormwater maintenance, and road paving.
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A ceremony was held Tuesday to commemorate the placing of a new memorial marker to honor the unmarked burial ground at Miraflores Park in Pensacola.
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A research team from the UWF Center for Cybersecurity has developed a new platform that evaluates how well thousands of mobile applications are securing users' personal information.
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While Municipal Service Taxing Units (MSTUs) for road improvements and public safety were rejected, commissioners unanimously approved an MSBU for stormwater maintenance.
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Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach are among the many cities planning to hold "No Kings Day" protests Saturday in opposition to the actions of President Donald Trump.
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The Max-Well Respite Center, Pensacola's largest transitional housing program, has lost the lease the building it currently occupies to a new higher-paying tenant and is set to close at by the end of the month.
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The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, which has added fluoride for almost 30 years, is making plans to remove the chemical to comply with a new law that bans fluoride in public drinking water.