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
Veterans and students worked together to create new art structure at Harvest Hope Park in Tampa
A new art structure at Harvest Hope Park that honors veterans was a collaboration between two generations.
Horse Soldier Bourbon based in Tampa Bay area building distillery in Kentucky
U.S. Army Green Berets used horses in the early days of the war in Afghanistan, just after the September 11, 2001, attacks. Their story became a movie called "12 Strong," but for some of the Horse Soldiers the question was: What to do after the Army?
MacDill conducting test flights on refueling tankers using artificial intelligence
At MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, KC-135 Stratotankers fly around the world refueling warplanes in midair, but one takeoff had a different purpose.
Support group offered for Bay Area beach businesses impacted by hurricanes
Some Tampa Bay area residents lost so much during the hurricanes this year that they don't know where to start building back. Now, there's a support group for beach business people to talk about what's happened to their businesses, their lives and their futures.
Ashlee's Toy Closet gives toys to kids affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Unfortunately, for many people in our area, much of what they owned ended up on the curb ruined by recent hurricanes.
'Flugtag' makes return to Tampa this weekend
Flugtag, which means “Flying Day" in German, is making its return to Tampa – flying and plunging into the water at the Tampa Convention Center this Saturday.
Bay Area history: 1958 Tampa Snow Show debacle began with good intentions
Ice and snow in Florida have always been rare, but the headlines announced a blizzard in Tampa about 65 years ago and an ice company started spraying real snow.
Bay Area beaches pull out machinery to clean up storm debris
Bay Area beaches are pairing technology and machinery to help recover from Hurricanes Milton and Helene.
Machines sifting debris from sand left behind after Hurricanes Helene, Milton
A fleet of machines is sifting through mountains of sand that were left behind after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Their primary job is to sift out all kinds of things that were buried in the sand during the storms.
Clearwater Beach reopens after hurricanes, hopes visitors spur storm-shattered economy
The “WE ARE OPEN" signs are up on Clearwater Beach. There's still lots of washed up sand and debris, but the mayor said it’s critical to the local economy to get the hospitality industry back up and running after the hurricanes.