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Derrick Shaw

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Fort Myers
As seen in: Hearst Television, Rainbow Pages, WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL), WZVN-TV (Fort Myers, FL), USA Today, WCVB-TV (Boston, MA), Naples Daily News, WESH-TV (Orlando, FL), Fort Myers News-Press, WBAL-TV (Baltimore, MD), WLWT-TV (Cincinnati, OH), WPBF-TV (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), WTSP-TV (St Petersburg, FL), WINK-TV (Fort Myers, FL) and
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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Don't drive impaired, AAA in Florida will tow you home for free this holiday weekend

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By Derrick Shaw Verified
| WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL) Verified
The Auto Club Group is activating its Tow to Go program for the July 4th holiday weekend, offering free rides to help keep impaired drivers off the road as millions of Americans travel. According to AAA, the confidential service will be available from 6 p.m. Friday, July 3, through 6 a.m. Monday, July 6. The program provides a free ride for an impaired driver and their vehicle within a 10-mile radius and is available to both AAA members and non-members.
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New 'Weathering the Storm' episode tells powerful stories of survival after Hurricane Ian

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By Derrick Shaw Verified
| WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL) Verified
A new episode of "Weathering the Storm" takes viewers back to one of the most devastating disasters in Southwest Florida history."Surviving Hurricane Ian," now available on the Very Local Gulf Coast app, explores the destruction left behind by Hurricane Ian and the extraordinary stories of survival that emerged in its aftermath.When Ian slammed into Southwest Florida's Gulf Coast in September 2022, the powerful storm reshaped entire communities.
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Demanda federal apunta a Alligator Alcatraz por presuntas violaciones a la Clean Air Act

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By Derrick Shaw Verified
| WBBH-TV (Fort Myers, FL) Verified
Una organización ambiental nacional presentó una demanda federal contra el jefe de manejo de emergencias de Florida, alegando que el centro de detención de inmigrantes Alligator Alcatraz del estado opera en violación de la Clean Air Act porque fue construido y continúa operando sin los permisos requeridos de contaminación del aire.>>Click here to read this article in English.Según una demanda presentada el 27 de mayo en el U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, el Center...
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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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