WESH Channel 2

Fantastic channel to catch all the latest news local and national they keep you updated on current events weather and traffic definitely my go to source for everything happening in Orlando Florida. I always catch the morning news for the traffic report.

WESH is where I go for news every morning, afternoon, and before bed. WESH’s anchors are approachable and human. Jim Payne and Martha Sugalski are heavily involved in many community events. Jim Payne is involved in a lot if 5k runs that help raise money for charity and Martha has been, too.
Their news is accurate and respectful. They rarely make any off-​color commentary that would be offensive. During the election, they really told both sides of the story. During severe weather events, they keep you up to date in exactly where the storm is hitting, which is critical in hurricane-​prone Florida.
WESH is also responsible in it’s reporting. They don’t play sensational, unverified stories like some of the other stations trend to do to get ratings. They never bring on offensive or controversial guests that they plan on bashing.
WESH makes my mornings enjoyable and I always know weather-​wise and traffic-​wise what I’m in for that day.
Thanks for always keeping me safe and unformed, WESH!

Talk about community involvement and commitment. Yes, when I do watch the news, I check out WESH. However, I really started getting into following their personalities on Twitter. They just get it. So when I saw they were hosting a Tweetup, I had to try to go. Only 40 were selected to attend this morning tweet up last Friday and I was lucky enough to be one!
The Daily City helped us start the morning with hosting breakfast outside from Melissa’s Chicken & Waffles! Then we were led by Digital Manager Gabe Travers and the Team to a conference room inside. We were heard about the history of WESH which was cool. We then were able to speak to Stewart Moore who was on location for a Snoopy the viral dog update. We learned about his history and funny stories of shooting on location. Then we got a tour of the news room and production rooms and have one on one time with Syan Rhodes. Syan Rhodes is my FAV local newscaster so that was awesome. SO much energy in person too and she literally called out people from Twitter, she is so connected, it’s a true pleasure to have someone like that in your community! She shared stories and took pictures with everyone, such a down to earth chick.
One of highlights of the morning was getting an opportunity to watch a live broadcast of the news. It was REALLY cool. I stood in front of the camera at the green screen so I had front row for Amy Sweezey’s morning weather update. It was really cool to see the functionality of everything. Jason Guy, Aixa Diaz, and Kimberly Williams were awesome live too. All very sweet. We got to watch a full segment and a quick segment that got to go behind the official news desk with Jason and Aixa!
Overall it was humanizing to this amazing local news coverage team and they really did a great job at connecting with us. The studio is awesome and I was just really impressed with how welcoming everyone was. Such a wonderful was to start an Orlando weekend!!! HUGE Thanks for being amazing faces to this amazing city guys! Also, the rest of the community that attended, so fun!