Lloyd Sowers
Lloyd Sowers is a co-anchor for the FOX 13 News weekend editions, and he covers many stories for other FOX 13 newscasts.
Lloyd joined FOX 13 in February 1987. He has covered many major stories, including hurricanes Andrew, Hugo, Opal, Elena, and Charley.
Lloyd has won many honors, including two Emmy Awards and the Florida Bar Association Award for reporting legal issues. He has also received AP, UPI and SPJ awards.
Lloyd earned his degree in Journalism from West Virginia University and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He minored in Speech Communication and English.
Before joining the FOX 13 news team, Lloyd worked at WINK-TV in Ft. Myers, Florida; WDTV in Clarksburg, West Virginia; WCLG in Morgantown, West Virginia and WMSG in Oakland, Maryland.
In his spare time, Lloyd enjoys scuba diving, travel, history and old radios. He, his wife Kim and sons Jack and Gray, live in Tampa.
If you would like to contact lloyd, you can email him at Lloyd.Sowers@fox.com. You can also connect with him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter @LloydSowers.
The latest from Lloyd Sowers
‘The Sunset Post’ in South Tampa looking to rebuild after back-to-back hurricanes
At American Legion Post 138 in South Tampa, they're continuing to clean up and repair after two back-to-back hurricanes. Hurricane Helene lifted the outdoor deck eight inches and then crashed it back on the sand while Hurricane Milton tore the roof off.
Many Bay Area kids head back to school this week after Hurricane Milton: 'Sense of normalcy'
Tampa Bay area kids missed a lot of school during and after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, but now school districts are beginning to reopen campuses.
Sarasota mobile home community destroyed in Hurricane Milton: 'I wanted to cry'
If you take one look at the damage left behind by Hurricane Milton at Tri-Par Estates Mobile Home Park in Sarasota, you can see why most evacuation orders begin with mobile home residents. Twisted metal is everywhere in the community as they begin the road to recovery.
Clearwater residents rush to clean up Helene debris before Hurricane Milton makes landfall
If you’re looking for mountains in Florida, look to Clearwater Beach. There are mountains of storm debris from Hurricane Helene lining the streets.
Amid damage to hotels and restaurants, employees hope to return to work after Hurricane Helene
The signs on older beach hotels remind us of honeymoons, family vacations, and beach getaways going back decades. But damage to the lower floors of hotels and other businesses built before modern elevation requirements is sad, especially if it’s where you make your living.
Helene aftermath: What to do with the new mountains of sand on Bay Area beaches
One major effect of Hurricane Helene is the mountains of sand along Tampa Bay area beaches. Streets in many of the region's beach towns are covered in sand – several feet deep in some spots thanks to record storm surge.
Oldsmar residents picking up the pieces after Hurricane Helene
The waters of Old Tampa Bay in Oldsmar are quiet now, but the sounds along its shores come from hammers and saws. People are removing soaked drywall and putting their ruined furniture and appliances out on the curb.
Tampa General Hospital protected by ‘AquaFence’ during Hurricane Helene: ‘We can’t evacuate’
As Hurricane Helene approaches, crews work fast to build a wall against the storm at Tampa General Hospital, which is right on the Hillsborough Bay.
Power companies staged in Tampa Bay area ahead of Helene impacts
By Wednesday afternoon, power company staging areas, including parking lots at the Tropicana Field, will be full of hundreds of power company trucks from across the country.
'The Great Storm': The major hurricane that brought changes to the Tampa Bay area still seen today
What some would later call “The Great Storm" pounded the Tampa Bay area, flooding much of Pinellas County and South Tampa 176 years ago this week.