LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Congratulations to our team members at Fox 4 who won six awards at the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists award gala on Saturday.
Our weekend morning anchor John Barron was a finalist for his transportation reporting on the Seminole Gulf Railway after Hurricane Ian.
Barron also took home a win for his sports reporting on summer heat involving football teams in southwest Florida.
Our news reporter Colton Chavez was also a finalist and a winner at the awards gala. Chavez along with News photographer Karan Deardroff was a finalist for Education reporting.
Chavez did win the Climate Environmental Reporting award for his series "Get over it: Counties Across Southwest Florida say flooding should be Tolerated".
His series highlights residents having to put up with a drainage system that lets flooding linger for 72 hours before draining it away.
Additional Fox4 teammates, Molly Atchison, Matthew Simon ,and Austin Schargorodski, were also recognized for creating a first-of-its-kind special titled "Hurricane Ian: Still Standing."
Atchison, Simon, and Schargorodski won in the category of Top TV Magazine/Public Affairs.
The Fox 4 news station was also recognized for its outstanding community service.
Our station has raised a total of $300,000 for local non-profits helping Southwest Florida recover after Hurricane Ian in partnership with the Scripps Howard Fund.
