Joey Swanson
Joey Swanson joined the FOX 13 team in November 2024 and is excited to be covering all things Tampa Bay!
Before joining FOX 13, Joey spent a few years as a TV producer in Tampa and Duluth, Minnesota.
Joey is a Minnesota native and a 2021 graduate from the University of St. Thomas where he enjoyed covering sports and general campus news.
In his free time, Joey enjoys spending time outdoors playing tennis, golf and going for runs.
You also might run into Joey reffing basketball games around the Tampa Bay area, so feel free to say hello if he’s calling the game you are at!
The latest from Joey Swanson
Video surfaces of 'dancing mattress' along Florida roadway
Video of a “dancing mattress" has come to light after a Florida man stumbled upon it while trying to free up some space on his phone.
Fire breaks out at recycling facility in Tampa: HCFR
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue says they are battling a junkyard fire that broke out Tuesday morning in Tampa.
Small plane hits power lines, tree during emergency landing in Thonotosassa neighborhood: Deputies
A pilot who was flying a single-engine plane alone was forced to make an emergency landing in a Thonotosassa neighborhood late on Tuesday night, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Florida caregiver accused of stealing nearly $100K from elderly patient
A Jacksonville caregiver has been accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from one of the elderly patients that she was caring for.
Car slams into telephone box, fence and tree killing driver and seriously injuring passenger in Hudson: FHP
A man is dead, and a woman is seriously injured after a high-speed crash in Hudson on Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Toddler, missing teen saved in Hillsborough undercover human trafficking sting ending with 89 arrests: HCSO
An undercover human trafficking operation in Hillsborough County has resulted in the rescue of a toddler and a missing teenager, along with the arrest of 89 people trying to exploit children, officials announced Tuesday.
Florida massage therapist arrested twice in a month for sexual battery at Naples spa: deputies
A Florida massage therapist is back in jail after turning himself in on Sunday, marking his second arrest in less than a month for allegedly performing unwanted sexual acts on clients at a Naples spa.
Sarasota man killed, 2 injured in alleged red-light crash in Bradenton
A Sarasota man was killed, and two other people were seriously injured after a crash on Sunday afternoon in Bradenton, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Florida man accused of manipulating Winn-Dixie self-checkouts, stealing nearly $10K in groceries over 8 months
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says they have caught the man responsible for manipulating self-checkouts at several Winn-Dixie locations across the county over the past eight months.
100-pound pot-bellied pig found roaming in downtown Sarasota: police
The Sarasota Police Department is searching for whoever owns a large pot-bellied pig that was found wandering in the downtown area early on Friday morning.