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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Deaths attributed to the coronavirus in Florida have passed 5,000. Monday’s report from the Florida Department of Health showed 90 deaths in the state... -
Tampa is cracking down on restaurants that do not follow laws designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Wednesday, it put over 80 businesses that... -
Florida health officials on Thursday reported 156 deaths in the state for the past 24-hour period. It’s the highest number of COVID-19 - related... -
State health officials reported another 12,624 cases of COVID-19, Monday, marking Florida's second highest number of new confirmed cases in a single day after shattering the national single day record, Sunday of more than 15,000 cases.Florida's total number of cases of the virus now stands at 282,435. The Florida Department of Health also reported 35 new coronavirus-related deaths, July 13, increasing the statewide death toll to 4,277 fatalities.Of the 2,642,613 tests that have been performed in Florida so far, 10.7% have been positive for the virus. Florida's positivity rate has averaged around 14.3% for the past two weeks, which is about three times what it was when the first phase of Florida's reopening plan went into effect in May. -
Monday marks the fourth straight day the number of new positive coronavirus tests exceeded 10,000 in Florida. According to the Florida Department of... -
The American Academy of Pediatrics released a new statement Friday clarifying its position when it comes to schools reopening this fall. -
Thursday was the deadliest day yet for Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Department of Health's Thursday report showed 120 coronavirus... -
Florida set a new milestone in the number of positive coronavirus cases reported in a 24-hour period. The Florida Department of Health reported Thursday... -
According to the Florida Department of Health's daily report, the Tampa Bay area recorded its highest daily increase in deaths Tuesday. The state's... -
Florida COVID-19 Deaths Increase By 65 Tuesday; Pinellas County Sees Highest Daily Death Toll So FarAccording to the Florida Department of Health's Tuesday report, 103,503 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the state - an increase of 3...
