
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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With 60% of the vote, proposed Constitutional Amendment 3 would give an additional property tax break to select public service personnel.
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Elizabeth Eckford who was one of nine black students to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, will speak about her experience Thursday in Pensacola. In honor of the occasion, WUWF’s Sandra Averhart is digging into the archives for a look back at a 2017 autobiography Eckford co-authored with a Pensacola mother and daughter.
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With 211 Northwest Florida officially joining the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network this week, local callers to the lifeline will be able to connect with local crisis counselors for the first time ever.
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Escambia County is joining Florida's new Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) network to address the state and local opioid crisis.
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The goal of Pensacola's newest shelter is to provide housing for veterans, families and single individuals, while also helping them develop the skills they need to establish their own permanent housing.
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Santa Rosa County officials celebrated completion of the county's newly constructed courthouse with residents this week.
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District officials, teachers and administrators are aiming for a positive start to the school year at Escambia County's embattled Warrington Middle School, which will become a charter school next year.
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Mariya Calkins and Joel Rudman, the Republican candidates for Florida House District 3 are profiled.
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In an interview at the WUWF studios, Buck O'Neil reminisced about the Negro Leagues and talked about his chances of making it into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown.
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The Pensacola community celebrates its first successful year of Parent University and honors its first graduates as plans for year two are ramping up.