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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Author Jaroslav Kalfař is returning to UCF to discuss his experiences and his novel, "Spaceman of Bohemia." It was recently made into a film starring Adam Sandler. -
Thousands of people participated in the third national No Kings protests in more than 20 Central Florida events from Ocala to Orlando to Palm Bay. -
In his Orlando Museum of Art exhibition, “A Day of Four Sunsets,” artist Dennis Scholl uses the space race to explore collective memory - moments experienced culture-wide. -
MamboYa Dance Company's owners are both dancers and veterans who aim to give back by building a sense of community and joy with weekly social dances. -
In an outdoor piano performance called a MindTravel Experience, composer Murray Hidary plays music on a beach or in a park and the audience hears the music through headphones. -
In the history center’s hands-on Animationland exhibit, visitors can bring their own characters to life and explore animation's local legacy at Disney. -
Playwrights’ Round Table is a Central Florida-based theater group that specializes in producing new works, and they offer two monthly judgment-free workshops for playwrights, experienced and aspiring. -
The Immerse event takes over ten city blocks downtown, with hundreds of performances and interactive experiences featuring global arts groups as well as local artists. -
Unexpected generational family connections were unveiled in Sanford along with a commemorative quilt honoring historic Goldsboro, one of the first Black townships in the US. -
The City of Orlando is celebrating this 100th anniversary of Black History Month celebrations with arts and cultural events.
