Layron Livingston,

<p>It was 12 degrees -- and snowing -- when the moving truck pulled up to my Ohio door, and let&#39;s just say my blizzard-battered blood is still thinning out since I made the move from Ohio&#39;s Miami Valley to Miami, Florida.</p> <p>A little bit about me: I am a passionate storyteller and I&#39;m grateful for the opportunity to share people&#39;s stories.</p> <p>Prior to joining the Local 10 News team in January 2016, I reported and anchored for WHIO-TV, Dayton&#39;s No.1 news station. While there, my work reporting the heroin and prescription drug epidemic in southwest Ohio earned me an Emmy nomination in 2014.</p> <p>Before moving to Ohio, I anchored, reported, produced and photographed news for KLTV, the No.1 station in Tyler, Texas.</p> <p>I grew up about 30 minutes east of Dallas (go Mavericks!), in Terrell, Texas (go Tigers!), and graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin (hook &#39;em Horns!) with a degree in journalism with a government concentration.</p> <p>It was in Austin where I was really bitten by the television bug -- first on campus, where I reported for the student-led, student-run television station -- then as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate in Austin. I later joined the WRC-TV consumer unit in Washington, D.C., as a writer and researcher.</p> <p>I hit the ground running at Local 10 -- went live my first day, interviewed presidential candidates and helped Local 10 bring you team coverage of the tragic Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando -- all during my first six months. The news is not always &#34;good news&#34;, but I believe the impact can always be good when news is told in a compelling, demonstrative, informative, respectful and truthful way.</p> <p>Don&#39;t be surprised if you see me (or hear me) singing at the top of my lungs in the grocery store, or while driving around town, or while trying on (notice I didn&#39;t say buying) a pair of shoes at the Aventura Mall. And these beaches are, like, right there! I mean, really, the ocean is right there! I can&#39;t get enough!!</p> <p>You can normally catch my reports dark and early, starting at 4:30 a.m., at 9 a.m. and noon on Local 10&#39;s No.1 morning newscasts.</p> <p>I look forward to continuing to tell South Florida&#39;s stories, so feel free to send me news tips and story ideas.</p>