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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State health officials reported just over 1,500 new COVID-19 cases and 47 deaths due to coronavirus-related complications since Sunday. The state did not report results on Saturday due to data-related issues. -
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 recorded 738 positive coronavirus tests Monday. The last time the number of daily positive tests was below 1,000 was June 8. -
State health officials reported 203 coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday. The last time the daily death toll was over 200 was Sept. 10. -
Deaths associated with the coronavirus topped 140 for the third day in a row Thursday. -
The state reported 154 deaths since Tuesday, bringing the total to 13,100. This includes 19 in the greater Tampa Bay region. -
The statewide death toll due to the coronavirus reached 12,946 Tuesday. -
Since Sunday’s report, 1,736 people in Florida tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 665,730. It's the lowest single day… -
For the second day in a row, the coronavirus death toll in Florida topped 200.Thursday’s report from the Florida Department of Health shows 213 people… -
It's the third day in a row the death toll due to COVID-19 has reached or surpassed 130.
