Briona Arradondo
Briona Arradondo joined the FOX 13 news team in August 2018 as a general assignment reporter.
She earned her master’s degree in broadcast journalism and international affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. Briona is a native of Atlanta and graduated from Berry College in Rome, Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in communication and Spanish. She discovered her love of broadcasting after interning at WSB-TV in Atlanta.
After growing up as an Army brat, Briona developed a passion for travel, culture and great food. When she’s not dreaming up her next road trip, you can find her training for a 5K or half marathon, attending a performing arts show or exploring Tampa’s restaurant scene.
Before working in Tampa Bay, Briona worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor for WSMV in Nashville. While in Music City, she earned a regional Emmy award for her reporting on breaking news during severe flooding across Middle Tennessee. Briona also collaborated with international media, contributing live reports for BBC World News from the scene of the deadly Waffle House mass shooting that killed four people in April 2018.
Briona began her broadcast journalism career at WTOV in Steubenville, Ohio, where she worked as a weekend anchor and reporter. After spending a couple of years in the snowy Ohio Valley, she traveled south to Chattanooga, Tennessee to work for WTVC as a reporter and fill-in anchor. While there, she earned an Associated Press award for her hard news reporting on gangs.
The latest from Briona Arradondo
St. Pete-Clearwater lands on list of top 25 places to live, work as filmmaker
The St. Petersburg-Clearwater area is making a name for itself in the film business, landing on this year's list of top 25 best places to live and work as a filmmaker.
Free NFL Super Bowl Fan Experience opens Friday
While a ticket to the big game will cost thousands of dollars, getting to the Super Bowl fan experience won’t cost you a cent.
Third, single-dose vaccine option could help speed vaccination rates
Signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine currently means you'll get a dose from either Pfizer or Moderna, but a third option from Johnson & Johnson is close as more companies finish their clinical trials.
Owners of popular South St. Pete restaurant reshape perceptions by revitalizing 22nd St. S corridor
St. Pete natives Elihu and his wife, Carolyn Brayboy, or Mr. and Mrs. B, are reinvesting in the historically Black 22nd Street South corridor, part of the African American Heritage Trail, and reshaping perceptions of South St. Pete along the way.
FDOT uses bridge closure to calibrate wrong-way technology
The Florida Department of Transportation got some extra work in while the Howard Frankland Bridge was closed over the weekend, live-testing their wrong-way detection system.
Howard Frankland Bridge back open after overpass removal on Pinellas side
Update: All lanes open on the Howard Franklin Bridge. Crews were able to successfully remove the 4th Street N bridge overpass over I-275 three hours ahead of schedule. The Southbound I-275 Exit 32 (4th St N) will now remain closed until late 2021 while crews construct a new ramp in the same location. The reason for the new ramp is to accomodate the widening of I-275.
First glimpse: Options with and without Tropicana Field included in redevelopment pitches
It’s time to imagine something new in place of Tropicana Field and St. Petersburg city leaders are considering eight different redevelopment plans for the area.
Trail of hate speech on social media led to violence at the Capitol, researchers say
Studies show hate speech is rising in the U.S., and social media is being used by extremist groups as an organizing platform.
DeSantis says second vaccine doses will no longer be held back
Following pushback from a rough vaccine rollout, making every COVID-19 vaccine available immediately is the new direction from the federal government and Governor Ron DeSantis said Florida is prepared to shift gears.
Nearly 60% of new COVID-19 cases come from asymptomatic spread, CDC study shows
People who don’t show any symptoms are driving more than half of COVID-19 infections, according to a new CDC study.