'Airport Brat' Ivee Sauls Joins Aero-TV!
When ANN selects a new
staff member, it's done with a number of critical parameters in
mind.
First, of course, we select people who we think can do the job
and do it well. Second; we select those with the respect and
affection for aviation that motivates the rest of the ANN crew...
an essential element in our commitment to helping aviation grow and
prosper...
And finally; there's the important element of team compatibility
to consider -- to find someone with the right combination of
craziness and enthusiasm to take their place among the ranks of the
ANN aero-gnomes and "fit in."
Well, we think we've found just such a person... and for a
critical new gig for our upcoming Aero-TV coverage... that of
hosting the daily news programs that we'll be offering shortly,
Monday through Friday. So, the newest member of the ANN/Aero-TV
family is long-time "Airport Brat" Ivee Sauls.
Ivee spent much of her time flying, hanging around pilots and
planes as a kid. She was raised on a grass airstrip in a very small
Florida community. The airstrip, called Thunderbird Airpark, was
created by her granddad, Lt. Col. Norris Sauls.
She flew with her granddad almost every day of her life until
her granddad passed away. She has continued her love-affair with
aviation ever since.
Ivee began her career in
journalism at the age of 15. She wrote an article in every edition
of the local newspaper and as time progressed she took on other
duties like photography, selling and building advertisements,
circulation, and much more. After graduating from high school she
continued to work at the newspaper while in community college. She
dedicated five years to the newspaper before moving to Orlando to
further her education.
In Orlando Ivee worked as an Associate Producer at the NBC
affiliate WESH 2 News for a year before taking a job with WKCF TV -
CW 18 as a spokesperson for the Backlot Crew promotions team.
She did several other internships and television production jobs
before graduating from the University of Central Florida with a BA
in Radio-Television Broadcasting and a minor in Athletic
Training.
Ivee enjoys spending time outdoors, in or on the water, surfing,
flying, traveling, cooking and hanging out with friends and family.
She is also into cars. She takes pride in the fact that she can do
her own oil changes and tire rotations and that she prefers to
drive a car with a manual transmission. Ivee also still enjoys
helping her family out with odds and ends at the airstrip back
home.
Ivee, along with the rest of the Aero-News and Aero-TV crew,
welcomes your ideas for future ANN and Aero-TV stories and
programming... be sure to drop us a line via the link below!