WWSB in Sarasota (Tampa market) has hired a new News Director. 

The station announced that Jennifer Hardy will be the new news boss.  

Hardy is currently the News Director at sister station WAAY in Huntsville, Alabama.  

She previously served as the News Director at KOLO in Reno, NV.  Before that, she worked as Assistant News Director for FOX5 in Las Vegas, KXLY in Spokane, and KOKI in Tulsa.  She also was EP at WMC in Memphis and a Producer/Web Producer at KOLD in Tucson and KRNV in Reno. 

The station has not released her official start date.