Zachary T. Oliveri

• Spearheaded the relaunch of the station's sports coverage, with an emphasis on hyperlocal, human-interest-driven storytelling.
• Report on location from major national events, including the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament (Indiana) and 2024 NCAA Softball Regionals (Gainesville).
• Served as the primary beat reporter for the City of Cape Coral, the largest city in our market (224,455 as of 2023).
• Anchor the station's weekend morning newscasts as needed, including breaking coverage of high-profile events, such as the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump and U.S. military strikes on Iran.
• Delivered in-depth, on-the-ground reporting during Hurricanes Ian, Helene and Milton as well as national coverage of the Gabby Petito/Brian Laundrie case.

Served as lead beat reporter for Florida Gators Football and Men's Basketball, delivering in-depth coverage across platforms.

• Field anchored, produced, and edited a season preview special for the 2019 football opener in Orlando, showcasing strong pre-production and storytelling skills.
• Reported from major sporting events, including the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (Iowa) and 2019 Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami).
• Contributed to two award-winning PBS news specials -Silenced and After the Eye- highlighting a commitment to impactful, long-form journalism.

• Facilitated local sports coverage, edited web stories, and trained new reporters.
• Served as the station's lead beat reporter for Florida Gators Women's Basketball 2017-18 season, providing in-depth game coverage, player features, and postgame analysis.