Julie Summers joined Local 10 in September 2004 -- just in time for our first historic hurricane season. Within hours of her arrival at the station, she was live on the air as the newest member of our team bringing viewers the latest in continuous coverage. Wind, rain, and lack of sleep not withstanding, she's enjoyed every minute as a Local 10 reporter since.

During her time here, Julie has already covered a wide range of work - from live reporting in the field to anchoring in our studios. But, what brings her the most satisfaction is helping viewers who contact our Problem Solvers Investigative unit.

Julie is "grateful and humbled" by the opportunity to make a difference - whether it's helping families get thousands of dollars back from disreputable contractors or pushing city bureaucrats to move fire fighters out of dangerous working conditions. She's helped a wheelchair bound man get HMO coverage he'd been denied. A city law's been changed to save homeowners thousands of dollars. And traffic engineers corrected unsafe road conditions - all thanks to her efforts. Through it all, Julie's been challenged, threatened and even assaulted as the camera was rolling. But, the rewards, she says, far outweigh the difficulties.

The journey is always interesting. Julie actually has a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering! But when she stumbled into journalism she never looked back. She loves the ever-changing landscape of current events and their impact on our lives.

As a morning anchor at her previous station she also discovered the possibilities of outrageous fun on live TV: an accidental wheelie in a riding lawnmower obstacle course, a hallway armadillo race gone bad, a tumble off a scooter, injuries from a laser jousting contest and hitting a high note with singing sensation Patti LaBelle.

The daily three-hour newscast was also where Julie had a chance to hone her live interview skills. She conversed with Presidents, movie stars and newsmakers. She was anchoring the morning of September 11th when tragedy struck. She was also live on the air when war broke out in Iraq. And she brought live updates when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in the skies over Texas.

She has already won several broadcasting awards - including an Emmy from The National Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences. Julie has also been honored by United Press International and Associated Press for both her news anchoring and reporting.

When she's not at work, Julie loves to travel. Highlights include cave tubing in Central America, hiking a glacier in British Columbia, trekking a Hawaiian rainforest and helping an orphanage in Honduras. But, her heart is always here in South Florida with her family where she devotes time to charitable causes and practices her sign language when possible. An ideal day is spent "hacking"around a golf course - followed by an evening of great sushi and live music. Or you might bump into her on the beach where she loves to spend Sunday mornings reading the newspapers.

If you have a concern that needs investigating you can e-mail her here.