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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It’s a cross-county Central Florida collaboration on a Broadway classic in a new light: Central Florida Vocal Arts teams up with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra for ’The Music Man in Concert.” -
Whodunnit? That’s what Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows has been asking audiences for 35 years now. What secret sauce gives Sleuths its staying power? It's a "family" recipe. -
An Orlando playwright looks at our own preconceptions and how they can change the lives of others, for good or ill, in a new play inspired by real events called “unhoused/homefree.” -
Chris Keough is dominating local stages as well as social media's For You feeds, along with planning a world tour. He wants to lift Orlando's arts community along with him. -
If you want more 4th of July-themed fun after the day is done, the Great American Big Band is holding a 1940s USO-themed swing dancing event in Casselberry this weekend. -
Black Theatre Girl Magic is holding its 5th annual Juneteenth event Facets of Freedom. A small, socially-distanced COVID-era event in 2020 grew to this year’s full-blown festival. -
The CFCArts Symphony Orchestra's space-focused concert called Final Frontier covers space from pop culture to enduring classics to Central Florida’s role in space history. -
The Central Florida Public Media Tiny Desk Showcase is back for 2025, featuring live and local music chosen by you! This time, we had to get a bigger venue: the Beacham in downtown Orlando. -
As the arts are facing funding cuts at the federal, state, and local levels, artists at the Orlando Fringe take on one question: Why are the arts important? -
Orlando Gay Chorus is celebrating its 35th birthday with two performances this month. The show is “Choral Kaleidoscope” and features music from across the chorus’s history.
