Sandra Averhart
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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Ray Eddington and Dean Light are candidates in the race for Santa Rosa County Commission District 4 , which Universal Primary Contest that will be decided on Primary Election Day. -
A city-wide curfew proposed by Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves is moving forward, set for a first reading by the Pensacola City Council at their next regular meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13. -
Students and staff from the University of West Florida Archaeology Institute are wrapping up a large-scale excavation of a prehistoric Native American site on the Pensacola campus. Numerous ancient artifacts have been found on the site, which is believed to have been used as a seasonal camp during the Woodland period, 300 BCE - 600 CE. -
The University of West Florida and Northwest Florida State College are expanding opportunities for students to pursue engineering careers through four new Specialized Associate in Arts Transfer, or SAAT, degree pathways that create a seamless route from associate-level coursework at NWFSC to bachelor’s degree completion through UWF. -
Santa Rosa County held the first of two public hearings this week on a proposed ordinance imposing a 12-month moratorium on large scale data centers. Commissioners hears from several residents, who pressed them for an outright ban instead. -
A new exhibit at the Pensacola Museum of History through May 2027 gives visitors a look at what life was like in Pensacola and British West Florida more than 250 years ago and the importance of the colony's 1781 fall to the Spanish to the American Revolution. -
As UWF Athletics transitions to NCAA Division I, the Argos finished their final year of competition in DII with 10 conference championships, the most in program history. -
Santa Rosa County has joined the growing number of local governments in the state to seek a temporary moratorium on data centers.
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Santa Rosa County celebrates the completion of a new living shoreline project at Floridatown Park on Escambia Bay. The project is designed to protect the shoreline while enhancing local habitat and water quality. -
Candidate qualifying for Florida's 2026 Election ballot closed today. The field includes 27 challengers who have qualified to run for the open governor's seat being vacated by Gov. Ron DeSantis due to term limits.
