Tony Sadiku
Tony Sadiku joined the FOX 13 team in November 2020 and is thrilled to be back in his home state. You can catch his forecasts on weekend mornings and his reports during the week.
Tony is a graduate of the University of Florida’s School of Journalism and Communications. He has also earned a master’s degree in meteorology from Mississippi State University. Tony has been awarded the Seal of Approval by the National Weather Association.
Tony previously worked at WSOC in Charlotte, NC. Before that, he worked at WFTX in Fort Myers, FL and WRUF in Gainesville. While in college, he interned at WJXT in Jacksonville.
In his career, Tony has covered many big weather events, including Hurricane Irma here in Florida. He has also chased tornadoes and flown with Hurricane Hunters into Hurricane Dorian while it was a borderline Category 5 storm battering the Bahamas.
While Tony enjoys the thrill of extreme weather, he is passionate about keeping people safe, making complex science easy to understand, and telling compelling stories.
When he's not talking weather, Tony enjoys exercising, playing his piano or bass guitar, and cheering on the Florida Gators!
The latest from Tony Sadiku
USF study aims to understand how the pandemic will impact behavior this hurricane season
With looser restrictions and widespread vaccine accessibility, researchers at the University of South Florida want to know how those changes might influence your family’s hurricane plan this year.
Environmentalists concerned about 13% seagrass decline in Tampa Bay
Between 2018 and 2020, as much as 13% of the seagrass acreage was lost. That’s more than a 5,000-acre decline in seagrass, with the worst impacts in Old Tampa Bay.
Live music comes to downtown Tampa for 21st Annual Black Heritage Festival
Live music is coming to Downtown Tampa on Mother’s Day weekend.
Litter Gitters deployed in Bay Area waterways to remove trash
A new device being deployed into area waterways could help to remove trash and protect the environment.
Technology Playground at St. Pete College encourages public to dream, think and create
People of all ages are encouraged to dream without limits and discover what’s possible at St Pete College’s Innovation Lab.
Go back in time in Dade City at this year's Renaissance Festival
From costumes and characters to food and fun, the Renaissance Festival has a lot going on in May.
Summer camp spotlight: Learning through play at Snapology of St Pete
With May around the corner, many summer camps across the Tampa Bay area are opening for registration.
NOAA testing new drone technology to hunt hurricanes
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Hunters in Lakeland are testing a new generation of hurricane-hunting, remote-controlled aircraft.
Program aims to teach water-friendly gardening in St. Pete
An organization dedicated to keeping Bay Area water clean is working with the community to protect the area's drinking water supply.