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 Florida Department of Health reported the highest number of coronavirus-related deaths recorded in a 24-hour period Tuesday. Statewide, the deaths... -
The number of new people testing positive for the coronavirus continues to decline in Florida. However, deaths in the greater Tampa Bay region included... -
While Florida added 7,650 positive coronavirus tests Thursday, the positivity rate for first-time tests fell to just over eight percent. The total... -
The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida has passed the half-million mark. With Wednesday's report, 502,739 people have... -
Deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Florida spiked again Tuesday. The daily figures from the Department of Health shows the deaths of 245 people were... -
Florida’s daily coronavirus case numbers have shown fewer new positive tests in recent days. State health officials reported 4,752 new cases Monday,... -
Florida COVID-19 Deaths At Record High For Third Straight Day; Pasco County More Than Doubles RecordThe COVID-19 death toll continues to reach record levels in Florida with Thursday’s report from the Department of Health showing the highest number of... -
According to state health officials, more people died due to complications from COVID-19 since Tuesday's report than during any other 24-hour period... -
State officials reported the most deaths in a single day from the coronavirus Tuesday. The report from the Florida Department of Health showed 186... -
Florida health officials reported 134 COVID-19-related deaths in the state on Tuesday, the second highest amount ever reported in a 24 hour period. The...
