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 3rd annual Orlando Latino Fest is coming to town with a variety of music, food, art exhibits, and local small businesses to mark Hispanic Heritage Month. -
Orlando’s Victorian-style horror troupe Phantasmagoria has teamed up with the estate of the darkly whimsical author Edward Gorey to perform some of Gorey’s tales. -
Orlando’s Global Peace Film Festival has a new partner this year in UrbanFest 360. They both aim to cultivate connection and shared understanding through film. -
Opera Orlando is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a season of new twists on established favorites and performances that celebrate the future. -
The family of the late Volusia County poet laureate David B. Axelrod is joining forces with the poetry and creative communities to continue his legacy of supporting arts. -
Three people were released by a judge after their arrests Sunday evening at the Pulse nightclub memorial. Witnesses say they again chalked rainbow colors back into the crosswalk. -
MamboYa Dance Company is celebrating its third birthday. It’s a group not focused on performing FOR you, but performing WITH you, with a focus on community. -
Fine art is popping up in venues you may not expect it to - like fully curated shows at bars, cafes, and other places dubbed mixed-use venues. -
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.
