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Derrick Shaw

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Covers:  General news, including breaking news, weather, politics, environmental, consumer, development, investigative, health, entertainment and more.
Digital Content Manager, Hearst Television (NBC2/ABC7) | Father, husband, news junkie and journalist | techie, foodie, boating & camping lover | He/him

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Measles outbreak confirmed at Ave Maria University; 11 cases, 3 hospitalized

Measles outbreak confirmed at Ave Maria University; 11 cases, 3 hospitalized

Lee Health has confirmed 11 measles cases at Ave Maria University, with 24 more individuals awaiting test res…

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Hotel employee shot and killed at Port of the Islands Resort in Collier County

Hotel employee shot and killed at Port of the Islands Resort in Collier County

The deadly shooting happened at Port of the Islands Resort hotel on Sunday afternoon.

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Missing Central Florida girls found safe in Louisiana; mother taken into custody

Missing Central Florida girls found safe in Louisiana; mother taken into custody

The AMBER alert issued for Natalia and Tilli Williams has been canceled. The children are safe, according to …

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Coyote sightings increase in Southwest Cape Coral amid mating season

Coyote sightings increase in Southwest Cape Coral amid mating season

Residents of Southwest Cape Coral have reported an uptick in coyote activity in the area recently and some ne…

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FHSAA suspends championship ECS softball coach over recruiting and housing violations

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By Derrick Shaw Verified
| WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL) Verified
Evangelical Christian School's championship softball program has been placed on administrative probation, and its head coach has been suspended for one year after the Florida High School Athletic Association concluded an investigation into recruiting violations and impermissible benefits.
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Muere en accidente de helicóptero en Kenya José Suárez, líder de Telemundo Fort Myers

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By Derrick Shaw Verified
| WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL) Verified
José Alberto Suárez, presidente y gerente general de Telemundo 31, Telemundo 49 y Telemundo Fort Myers-Naples, murió el miércoles en un accidente de helicóptero en Kenya. Tenía 55 años. >> Click here to read the story in English. Según NBC Miami, Suárez fue uno de cuatro estadounidenses que murieron cuando el helicóptero se estrelló en Samburu County, en el noreste de Kenya.
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José Suárez, who led Telemundo Fort Myers, dies in Kenya helicopter crash

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By Derrick Shaw Verified
| WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL) Verified
José Alberto Suárez, the president and general manager of Telemundo 31, Telemundo 49 and Telemundo Fort Myers-Naples, died Wednesday in a helicopter crash in Kenya. He was 55. According to NBC Miami, Suárez was one of four Americans killed when the helicopter went down in Samburu County in northeastern Kenya. The station reported that Suárez had spent nearly two decades with Telemundo and NBC stations, leading multiple television markets across the country.
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Edward R. Murrow Award

2025 - Digital

Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Digital 2024, WBBH-TV, Fort Myers, Florida, Small Market Television Station, Regional 13.

Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists

2024 - Digital Reporting

Finalist for digital reporting on coverage of the "Wade Wilson Murder Sentencing" in Fort Myers, Florida.

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Society of Professional Journalists Award

2014 - Best Website
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Florida Society of News Editors

2014 - Social Media Breaking News

Breaking news coverage on social media for the arrest of former US Congressman Trey Radel.

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Florida Society of News Editors

2014 - Daily Deadline

"It's Hertz" - Coverage of Hertz relocating it's headquarters to Estero, Florida.

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