Lloyd Sowers
Lloyd Sowers is a co-anchor for the FOX 13 News weekend editions, and he covers many stories for other FOX 13 newscasts.
Lloyd joined FOX 13 in February 1987. He has covered many major stories, including hurricanes Andrew, Hugo, Opal, Elena, and Charley.
Lloyd has won many honors, including two Emmy Awards and the Florida Bar Association Award for reporting legal issues. He has also received AP, UPI and SPJ awards.
Lloyd earned his degree in Journalism from West Virginia University and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He minored in Speech Communication and English.
Before joining the FOX 13 news team, Lloyd worked at WINK-TV in Ft. Myers, Florida; WDTV in Clarksburg, West Virginia; WCLG in Morgantown, West Virginia and WMSG in Oakland, Maryland.
In his spare time, Lloyd enjoys scuba diving, travel, history and old radios. He, his wife Kim and sons Jack and Gray, live in Tampa.
If you would like to contact lloyd, you can email him at Lloyd.Sowers@fox.com. You can also connect with him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter @LloydSowers.
The latest from Lloyd Sowers
Commemorative cigar pays homage to Tampa Smokers, marks beginning of baseball season
Tampa has produced more than 90 major-leaguers over the years and some of them trace their roots to a team called the Tampa Smokers.
Lakeland’s George Lowe remembered by best friend and longtime radio personality
Space Ghost was a cartoon born in the 1960s, but by the 90s, "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" turned him into a celebrity interviewer.
Tampa Bay area farmers view hope in President Trump’s new tariffs
Many local farmers are battling foreign competition, and they're cautiously optimistic that President Donald Trump's new tariffs could help.
Who’s the owner behind Residences at 400 Central, the tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast?
Stretching 47 stories toward the sky in St. Petersburg, a luxurious new high-rise called Residences at 400 Central has quite the view from the top of the condo building.
Storm debris clean-up on the Hillsborough River paused over environmental concerns
Storm debris clean-up was halted on the Hillsborough River on Wednesday following concerns raised by county environmental officials.
Hillsborough River State Park reopens after record flooding from Hurricane Milton
For the first time since Hurricane Milton caused record flooding, families came to camp, fish and enjoy Hillsborough River State Park.
New baggage screening machines unveiled at Tampa International
Screening your carry-on bags can be frustrating and time-consuming. But now there's new technology at Tampa International Airport that could make your experience a better one.
Is the historic Sanchez Y Haya building actually in Ybor City? One city map says no
Cigar company owner Drew Newman and his family is working to restore the old Sanchez Y Haya building near Columbus Avenue and 16th Street. It's named for Ignacio Haya, who, along with Vincente Ybor, brought the first cigar factories to Tampa.
New automated machines expecting to bring more jobs to Tampa area
It's a large, futuristic machine comprised of thousands of parts and circuits and controlled by computers.
9 'trailblazers' honored at Tampa Black History Celebration
Traditional African music and dance set an energetic tone at the 37th annual Black History Celebration put on by the City of Tampa Black History Committee.