Lisa Peakes
Lisa Peakes is the local host of NPR's All Things Considered on WUSF 89.7.
Lisa's radio career spans over 35 years and includes work in commercial pop, alternative and rock formats in New England, where she created and hosted programs featuring celtic, blues, and early jazz music.
She majored in acting at Emerson College in Boston, where she was in the national touring company of a production for deaf audiences and appeared in the Academy Award-winning film Equilibriumness.
Lisa is a graduate of Vermont College at Norwich University, where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art.
In public radio, she’s received local and national awards for her work as a newscaster, and has been honored for her work as an investigative journalist. The Society of Professional Journalists recognized Lisa as Florida's Anchor of The Year in 2017 and her newscasts were chosen as the best in the Southern states by the SPJ in 2016 and 2018.
She is also a professioal figure athlete. You can contact her at 813-974-8656 or at lpeakes@wusf.org.
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The last time the statewide daily increase in infections was over 5,000 — not counting days where there were data issues — was September 1. -
The state received the results from 58,779 coronavirus tests Monday, and 4.99% of them were positive. -
The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus statewide increased Tuesday - tied to a sharp increase in the number of tests received by the state the day before. -
State health officials reported 203 coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday. The last time the daily death toll was over 200 was Sept. 10. -
For the second day in a row, Florida health officials reported no coronavirus-related deaths in the greater Tampa Bay area. -
It's the third day in a row the death toll due to COVID-19 has reached or surpassed 130. -
Wednesday’s report from the Florida Department of Health showed an increase of 4,115 people testing positive for the coronavirus in the 24 hours since... -
Monday’s report from the Florida Department of Health showed the lowest daily increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases since June 22. -
Thursday’s report from the Florida Department of Health showed an increase of 6,236 people testing positive for the coronavirus in the state since... -
The number of people whose deaths were attributed to the coronavirus over a 24-hour period in Florida was again over 200 Wednesday, according to state...
