Savannah Kelley

Multimedia Journalist

Savannah is a multimedia journalist with WCTV.

Before coming to Florida, Savannah spent her whole life in the Midwest. She was born in Fairfield, Iowa and graduated from Northwetsern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 2021. While in college, she was a reporter, producer and anchor for the Northwestern News Network. She began her career in broadcast news as an intern at KTTC in Rochester, Minnesota.

In her free time, Savannah loves traveling, going to the gym and spending time outdoors.

Education

Northwestern University

Florida

Protesters continue to push back against Florida’s 15-week abortion ban bill

Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 10:08 AM CST

By Savannah Kelley

According to state data, the vast majority of abortions in Florida, 94%, are performed in the first trimester, meaning before 11 weeks of pregnancy.

Politics

Floridians protest against bills reducing solar power incentives

Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 10:21 AM CST

By Savannah Kelley

Hundreds of Floridians from across the state gathered at the Capitol to protest legislation that would reduce solar power incentives.

Florida

FSU students return to class under new mask policy favoring N95 face coverings

Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 3:37 PM CST

By Savannah Kelley

Cloth, surgical or N95? There are many kinds of masks to choose from but, this semester, Florida State University is expecting its students to opt for medical grade N95s.

Environment

Three years after Hurricane Michael, logging industry continuing long road to recovery

Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 4:35 PM CDT

By Savannah Kelley

Sunday marked the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael, a storm that wrecked havoc on the Florida panhandle’s logging industry.

COVID-19

Gov. DeSantis: Federal government to cut Florida’s monoclonal antibody supply in half

Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 2:28 PM CDT

By Savannah Kelley

As the demand for monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 soars, the federal government is limiting supply for some states.

Florida

Local abortion activists anticipate fetal heartbeat legislation to be enacted in Florida

Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:28 PM CDT

By Savannah Kelley

In 2018, about 70,000 abortions were performed in Florida, many of which occurred after six weeks and would not have been possible under a heartbeat law.

Sports