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 Asian Lantern Festival at the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens wraps up this weekend after marking an international mix of holidays with thousands of lights. -
The Orlando Fringe has a lot going on behind the curtain, including the upcoming closure of its downtown ArtSpace location. The facility goes out with a bang, the FESTN4. -
If you’re not quite ready for the holiday vibes to end this year, you can still take one more walk through Central Florida’s version of a winter wonderland. -
The FAA is investigating after several drones plummeted into a downtown Orlando crowd during a weekend holiday display, severely injuring a seven-year-old boy. -
A steampunk circus show, an aerial acrobatic spectacle, a heartwarming theatrical holiday experience...all under a big top smack in the middle of downtown Orlando. -
While a lot of reading is done online since the advent of the internet, there's still a pre-existing alternative of blog-like, personal, local, indie periodicals: zines. -
Interactions with other people fill our lives, but we rarely ponder how these ordinary encounters shape us. A new art exhibit called "People" explores these connections. -
A reimagined version of a beloved holiday standard hits the stage at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts this weekend - “Clare and the Chocolate Nutcracker.” -
Central Florida Community Arts Symphony Orchestra is going “From 8-Bit to Epic," offering a video game-based concert, for gamers and non-gamers alike. -
Special Olympics Florida is holding its Fall Classic event this weekend at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, with 1,000 athletes competing.
