Nicole Darden Creston
All Things Considered Host & ReporterNicole came to Central Florida to attend Rollins College and started working for Orlando’s ABC News Radio affiliate shortly after graduation. She joined Central Florida Public Media in 2010. As a field reporter, news anchor and radio show host in the City Beautiful, she has covered everything from local arts to national elections, from extraordinary hurricanes to historic space flights, from the people and procedures of Florida’s justice system to the changing face of the state’s economy. When local issues have received international attention, Nicole has reported worldwide for TV news outlets such as CNN, HLN, ABC, Fox News Channel, and BBC News 24.
When she’s off duty, Nicole can often be found performing with one of Central Florida’s many theatre companies, or taking in local arts, culture and music.
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The Fourth of July is just a few days away and that means fireworks. Craig LaFleur, owner of Pyrospot, says there's science and art behind every explosion in the sky.
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David Lawrence is the portrait photographer behind the pop-up exhibit “Finding Oneself” at the Orlando Museum of Art. It aims to let people rediscover themselves.
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Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans after the Civil War. State Senator/historian Geraldine Thompson explains what Juneteenth means, then and now.
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Community leader, civil rights advocate, and religious educator Rev. Dr. Randolph Bracy, Jr., has died. He was 78.
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During Pride Month, a look at gender conscious casting and reimagining classics like “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Indigo Leigh, a trans woman playing Blanche DuBois.
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Black Theatre Girl Magic's Mandi Jo John talks about her organization's Juneteenth events and how Central Florida can celebrate the holiday with joy, together.
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June is LGBTQ Pride Month, and events are held regularly across the state. But at least one Central Florida county will see its first-ever pride gathering: Lake County.
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More than 60 local performers entered NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest. And after a local vote, five of them will perform at 90.7 WMFE’s Tiny Desk Contest Central Florida showcase.
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It’s the end of the school year - time for summer camp! Among the offerings for kids in Central Florida are newly-expanded arts camps from the storied Osceola Arts.
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Some survivors of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre are calling for control over OnePulse Foundation, a nonprofit formed after the shooting by club owner Barbara Poma.