Aaron Mesmer
Aaron Mesmer is a general assignment reporter for FOX 13. He joined the FOX 13 News team in March 2013.
Aaron is a six-time Emmy Award-nominated and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning reporter who is happy his road led him south. The native New Yorker feels like a Floridian at heart, having family members spread out across the Sunshine State.
Aaron came to FOX 13 after two years at News 12 Connecticut in the New York City market as a reporter and fill-in anchor. During that time, he reported on some of the region's biggest stories, providing extensive coverage of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, CT, as well as Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storm Irene.
Prior to that, Aaron spent four and a half years at News 14 Carolina in Charlotte, NC, covering the station's financial beat and helping lead the coverage of the financial crisis in 2008 and '09. His broadcasting career began in West Virginia.
Aaron graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in broadcast journalism and an outside concentration in trumpet performance.
When Aaron isn't out reporting, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Suzy, and their dog, enjoying the beautiful Tampa Bay area and watching the Yankees, Jets, and Tar Heels.
If you would like to contact Aaron, you can email him at Aaron.Mesmer@foxtv.com. You can also connect with him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter @AaronMesmer.
The latest from Aaron Mesmer
145 graves discovered on grounds of King High School in Tampa
Radar found approximately 145 graves buried 3 to 5 feet deep. The Hillsborough County school district plans to tear down the school's agricultural workshop, which may have been built on top of more graves.
Dozens of customers lose nearly $1 million to now-defunct pool contractor
Hillsborough County's building board came down hard on the owner of a Brandon pool company accused of collecting upward of $1 million from customers but never finishing their projects.
Over 100 arrested during undercover human trafficking operation in Hillsborough County
Authorities with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested 104 during the second part of a monthslong operation to curb human trafficking.
Pinellas Park police: Employee shot, killed outside Walmart Neighborhood Market
A 21-year-old Walmart Neighborhood Market employee was shot and killed Friday morning in what police are calling a "targeted attack" outside the business in Pinellas Park.
Pasco County Sheriff's Office takes ownership of #9PMROUTINE
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has officially taken ownership of an online phenomenon it started in 2016.
Tampa Palms prowler caught on camera peeping into bathroom windows
Tampa police are searching for a man caught on video prowling in the yards of at least two homes in Tampa Palms and peering through bathroom windows.
Notes left in Bradenton neighborhood say whites "suffered" to "earn white privilege"
Letters spouting white supremacist rhetoric were left for residents in the diverse Village of the Arts neighborhood. The website of a neo-Nazi group was included on the pages.
Tampa police make an arrest in deadly double shooting
A convicted felon was arrested in connection with a double murder on Halloween morning in West Tampa.
17 families welcome new members on Adoption Day in Pasco County
Twenty children in Pasco County officially became permanent members of homes and families Friday during an Adoption Day ceremony.
Flavored vaping products could soon disappear from shelves
A federal ban on flavored vaping products is expected this week and could force a lot of companies to change how they do business.