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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After months of discussion and research, JUST Pensacola is asking for funding for a public awareness campaign and additional care coordination positions in an effort to improve access to mental health services in Escambia County. -
The Santa Rosa County Commission is adding new environmental protection and land conservation to the ballot measure asking voters to renew the county's half-cent sales tax for roads and infrastructure. -
UWF President Manny Diaz Jr. and UWF Athletic Director Dave Scott recently sat down with WUWF's Sandra Averhart for a conversation about the move to Division 1 and what it means for the university. -
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) brought its Road to Your Future initiative to the area this week, with a transportation industry job fair Wednesday at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium. -
Dr. Judy Bense spoke with WUWF's Sandra Averhart to discuss her latest book, "Early Spanish Florida: Unearthing the History of America's Oldest Colony." -
At a campus dig site, where a required survey tied to planned infrastructure for a new football stadium, researchers with the University of West Florida Archaeology Institute have uncovered artifacts from pre-Columbian Native cultures. -
An exhibit entitled "Dressing History: Fabric of War" is now on display at Pensacola Museum of History. -
The University held a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony on Feb. 11, 2026 for a new football stadium on the Pensacola Campus. -
Santa Rosa County commissioners are considering a proposal to carve out a portion of future sales tax revenues for farm conservation, but delayed a vote until they get more data on voter attitudes about the Local Option Sales Tax, which is up for voter renewal this fall. -
The Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf Program has awarded a $750,000 grant to the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program to establish a new regional water quality monitoring collaborative with project partners: Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties, the City of Orange Beach and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
