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Exhaustive listing of Journalism industry awards reinforce why Henry Frederick is Central Florida's award-winning journalist

Create: Sat, 04/30/2022 - 03:49
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- This reporter was among the few to witness the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber at Starke prison on a hot October afternoon in 2002.

Kelli Valade, of Orlando-based Red Lobster, resigning in mid-April after only eight months at the helm

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ORLANDO, Fla -- Kelli Valade of Orlando-based Red Lobster has announced her resignation as chief executive officer of the national seafood restaurant chain, effective April 15.

7. Disgraced ex-Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg loses out on a Trump pardon in January 2021

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LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Donald Trump pardoned more than a hundred individuals as one of his final acts as president. Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County Tax Collector indicted on a slew of felony charges, wasn't among them.

8. Omicron Wave: On Christmas Eve 2021, Florida breaks single-day record for most COVID-19 cases since pandemic's start

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida set a new single-day record on Christmas Eve 2021 for the highest number of reported cases of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.