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Jackie DeFusco joined Hearst Television as a Washington Correspondent in March of 2023. Before moving to the nation’s capital, DeFusco covered the State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia for six local television stations.
Sydney Goldberg was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where her interest in weather began at a young age to alleviate her thunderstorm and hurricane anxiety. In the second grade, she created Sydney’s Weather Binder, where she kept children’s weather books and printed out Wikipedia pages on “the scary weather,” such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
Katie Garch brings her passion for weather forecasting to 16 WAPT, all the way from the sunny shores of Palm Beach, Florida. Growing up in a region frequently affected by hurricanes, Katie's interest in meteorology first took root in her childhood.
Crystal Tisme is from Fort Myers, Florida. She has recently graduated from the University of Central Florida with her bachelor’s in broadcast journalism.
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The WAPT is a qualifying tour for professional women golfers hoping to earn their way to the Epson Tour and potentially to the LPGA.