Paige Beck:
The Face and Voice of News in the Heart of Florida…and Much More
By David Greenberg
Photography by David Johnston, Johnston Photography
If you have lived in North Central Florida for the last two decades, and you don’t know who Paige Beck is, you have been living under a rock. She is without question the voice and face of news in this community.
Celebrating 20 years as the co-anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news on WCJB-TV20, Beck has been the assuring voice during North Central Florida’s most difficult times, and has led the cheering during some of the area’s biggest celebrations.
She is also much more than that. An accomplished chef and interior designer, she is one of the most caring and generous people in the heart of Florida – especially when it comes to those who most often need help – children and pets.
But if not for a visit to West Virginia by a former WCJB general manager and some strong, encouraging words from Beck’s mother and brother, she would have either never come here, or would have been long gone by now.
Beck was anchoring the news at a station in her native West Virginia, when the WCJB station manager saw her on the air.
“I got this call from a news director in Florida, Steve Hunsinger,” she said. “He wanted to talk about me coming to his station. I told him I had a 5 p.m. deadline, and if he wanted to talk about this, we would have to do it at another time. He told me later that he was impressed by my response.” click here to read more>>