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Keitha is an award winning journalist with 19 years of experience in the field of broadcasting. She currently serves as a news anchor for Good Morning Jacksonville, First Coast News, the River City’s NBC and ABC affiliate.
Keitha has lead coverage on major hurricanes that have devastated the First Coast including hurricanes Matthew and Irma.
She’s a true storyteller with the ability to connect with audiences. Throughout her career Keitha has covered several major stories including Hurricane Katrina, the Kamiyah Mobley story and the Ahmaud Arbery shooting trial.
Keitha is a trustworthy and caring voice viewers depend on to deliver the news in an impactful, compelling and engaging way.
Keitha is active in the community having earned numerous volunteerism awards. She is a regular speaker and volunteer. Most recently she’s been honored with a Ken Knight award for her coverage and positive impact within the community.
Keitha is a native of New York City. She’s a wife and mother of twins, Journey and Trey. She shared her difficult journey to motherhood publicly on Good Morning Jacksonville and in a six-part series on YouTube where Keitha opened up about refusing to suffer in silence while undergoing In Vitro Fertilization.
She serves on the board of Jacksonville non-profit Hope at Hand, which provides art and poetry therapy to at-risk populations. And Keitha is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority , Incorporated.
Enthusiastic storyteller and award-winning broadcast journalist who puts the community first. Proven newsroom leader able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and make quick decisions on critical news making issues.
First Coast News
Anchor/Reporter
August 2013 - Present Jacksonville, Florida
Cultivates viewership and engagement as morning co-anchor for Good Morning Jacksonville. Displays confidence and depth of knowledge while delivering newscasts in a compelling manner. Conducts interviews with key community figures and experts. Writes and edits scripts and video for on-air presentation.
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Collaborates with reporters and producers to identify informative content
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Presents stories and conducts in-depth interviews on relevant topics of the day
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Generates market exclusive stories and interviews
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Mentors colleagues in developing skills needed to reach station goals
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Represents station at community events as a volunteer, speaker, or host
Weigel Broadcasting
Anchor/Reporter
March 2011 - August 2013 South Bend, Indiana
Played key role in viewership growth of the station's first morning show, helping to launch ABC57 News as solo anchor of the A.M. daily broadcasts.
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Contributed to the station’s capture of regional awards for innovation in programming
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Heightened visibility and reach of station by launching new community programs
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Mentored producers and reporters to help provide viewers with engaging and credible content
WAFB-TV
Reporter/Anchor
August 2002 - March 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lead weekend morning show as solo anchor. Conducted live in-studio interviews. Served as managing editor helping to produce engaging content.
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Served as evening weekday general assignment r
eporter. Confidently displayed depth of knowledge while presenting live reports. -
Cultivated useful contacts to generate market exclusive interviews.
WLOX-TV
Nightside Reporter/Fill-in Anchor
August 2005- August 2006 Biloxi, Mississippi
Secured external experts, sources, and spokespersons from public and private sectors to support accurate and comprehensive reporting.
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Served as fill-in anchor for weekend evening broadcasts
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Shot, wrote and edited general assignment reports for evening newscasts
AWARDS
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2023 Ken Knight Award for coverage of Jacksonville’s African-American community
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2022 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award nominee for category of Feature News Report
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2021 Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists winner Feature Historical/Cultural
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2021 Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists finalist Continuing Coverage
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2018 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award nominee for category of Serious Feature
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2018 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award nominee for category of Historical/Cultural News
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Contributed to ABC57 News’ capture of an Emmy Award for innovation in programming
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Award of Excellence in Broadcast Journalism 2009 awarded by Women in Media
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Reporter of the Year 2007, awarded 2nd place by the Louisiana Associated Press
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Contributed to WLOX TV’s capture of awards for Hurricane Katrina coverage including an Edward R. Murrow and Peabody