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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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. -
The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida has unveiled "Hope and Humanity," telling the stories of ten Central Floridians who survived the Holocaust. -
Opera Orlando's "Silent Night" is based on true events during World War One. It examines the spontaneous Christmas Eve ceasefire of 1914, when music replaced gunfire on the battlefield. -
Arts and culture in the City of Winter Park takes center stage on the first weekend of February, during the “Winter Park Arts Weekend,” dubbed “A Tapestry of Experiences.” -
The play is written and performed by Matthew Moore, a professional actor diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease. He wants to share his patient experience. -
The Solaria Singers professional choir performs a holiday concert at the Orlando Museum of Art, based around the culturally shared concept of light emerging from dark. -
This year's family-friendly Violectric show features signature musical mashups, pics with Santa and Mrs. Claus, guest vocalists, and two local school orchestras joining the band onstage. -
For the 28th year, Southern Winds Theater is bringing the “One-Man ‘A Christmas Carol’” to the stage. Actor David McElroy plays all 37 characters in the story. -
The play makes its public debut in Orlando, with a costume contest for Orange County Public Schools students that will see the winning design hit the stage on Broadway.
