My name is Anthony Leone and I am an award-winning journalist who has worked at news sites, news stations, newspapers and magazines.
Orlando, FL, 32819
610-316-5814
AnthonyWalterLeone@gmail.com
My name is Anthony Leone and I am an award-winning journalist who has worked at news sites, news stations, newspapers and magazines.
Orlando, FL, 32819
610-316-5814
AnthonyWalterLeone@gmail.com
International Center For Journalists
5-Week Course June 2010
Out of more than 800 applicants, I was selected along with 80 other journalists from around the world to participant in this online course that dealt with the best methods and the ethics of using digital and social media, including videos, pictures, blogs, Twitter and Facebook.
Degree: Certificate in the Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age
Delaware County Community College
Media, PA
Sept. 2008 — May 2009
Degree: Certificate of Web Development
Major: Web Development
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Sept. 1998 — May 2001
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Journalism
Major: Journalism
Widener University
Chester, PA
Sept. 1996 — May 1998
Major: Communications
NASA successfully crashed the DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos in a one-way mission to redirect its orbit as part of a planetary defense test on Monday night.
Online version here. PDF version here.
The historic Crew-5 mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station.
Online version here. PDF version here.
??@NASA and @SpaceX�s #Crew5 had a successful launch. pic.twitter.com/g5ii1udaQz
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) October 5, 2022
NASA successfully crashed the DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos in a one-way mission to redirect its orbit as part of a planetary defense test on Monday night.
Online version here. PDF version here.
SpaceX launched 54 Starlink satellites into orbit on Sunday night, after previously scrubbing five times due to weather. (And astronomer Dr. Jonathan McDowell shares his love of satellites and space.)
Online version here. PDF version here.
The FAA announced that it will be investigating what it labeled as a "mishap" after an uncrewed Blue Origin launch ended with a New Shepard rocket being destroyed on Monday morning, but with the capsule safe.
Online version here. PDF version here.
A liquid hydrogen leak forced NASA to scrub its second attempt to launch the uncrewed Artemis I mission to the moon on Saturday, with NASA saying that the next launch attempt for early next week is off the table.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Lightning struck the Artemis launch pad protection towers three times during afternoon thunderstorms on Saturday, stated NASA.
Online version here. PDF version here.
During last week's SpaceX launch of South Korea's first lunar orbiter, among the experiments onboard is the only NASA-funded experiment and it will peer into the Moon's permanently shadowed regions.
Online version here. PDF version here.
While the launch was successful, Astra's attempt to deploy NASA's weather satellites for the TROPICS-1 mission failed on Sunday, meaning they are a loss, confirmed NASA.
Online version here. PDF version here.
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched four crew members into space early Wednesday aboard the Falcon 9 rocket for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
Online version here. Go to the online story to see more videos of the launch and interviews I conducted. PDF version here.
?? It was a successful launch for the #Crew4 of the joint @SpaceX-@NASA mission. They are now heading to the @Space_Station.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) April 27, 2022
Go to @MyNews13 to learn more about the mission. #SpaceX #NASA #Falcon9 #Dragon #Freedom https://t.co/zGKIr2br1h pic.twitter.com/eqGucNIPa9
SpaceX successfully launched Axiom Space's first all-private human crewed spaceflight to the International Space Station Friday morning.
Online version here. PDF version here.
After a few delays, four astronauts were launched to the International Space Station in the fourth SpaceX-NASA crew mission on Wednesday evening.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Here is another shot I got from the @SpaceX-@NASA #Crew3 mission.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) November 11, 2021
The #Endurance is heading to the @Space_Station.
Go to @MyNews13 for more: https://t.co/emZHJxdUvn pic.twitter.com/AzV7cR3N8J
For the first time in human history, four civilians are on their way into the great beyond, all courtesy of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission.
Online version here. PDF version here.
During the early morning hours of Saturday, NASA and the United Launch Alliance sent the Lucy spacecraft on a joint 12-year mission to study Jupiter's asteroids in the hopes of unlocking the origins of the solar system.
Online version here. PDF version here.
.@NASA and @ulalaunch has successfully launched #Lucy on an #AtlasV rocket for a 12-year mission to explore Jupiter�s Trojan asteroids.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) October 16, 2021
Read about the mission in my story @MyNews13 https://t.co/wdsudhgxeg pic.twitter.com/gOZXe3PPvK
Jason Stiteler will not get to enjoy evening walks with his father. He will not get to attend the honors classes next school year that he worked so hard to get in.
He will miss out on a lot of things because he was killed in a hit-and-run crash. All his father, Dr. John Stiteler, wants is closure and answers.
Online version here. PDF version here.
John Stiteler sits down with @MyNews13 and says that he wants some answers after a hit-and-run driver fatally struck his son and left the scene.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) May 1, 2021
He shares more about what his son Jason was like and how he has been dealing with his grief here: https://t.co/hsaNtQwtvJ pic.twitter.com/c9Jv6iKjgR
Spectrum Bay News 9 — People started to speculate just how safe the vaccine would be, but some of that speculation mutated into myths and conspiracy theories about the two coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna. Dr. Doug Ross debunks these myths and explains how the vaccines work.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Spectrum News 13 — A SpaceX rocket carrying four astronauts en route to the International Space Station lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Sunday evening, lighting up a dark, cloudy sky on the first Commercial Crew Program mission for NASA.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Spectrum News 13 — With a break in the weather, two astronauts lifted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard an American-made rocket Saturday, ending a nearly decade-long drought of crewed missions from the U.S.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Spectrum News 13 — After an almost decade-long drought, astronauts are about to launch from American soil again — but not without a big lift from private enterprise.
PDF version here.
Spectrum News 13 — When two NASA astronauts lift off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on their way to the International Space Station, the mission will open up a new era of crewed space flight. Here are a few things to know about the mission and the spacecraft.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Spectrum News 13 — While people have heard about drive-thru COVID-19 testing locations, health officials stressed that strict criteria must be met first before anything can be done.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Spectrum News 13 — It shocked many last week when a 17-year-old student took her life at Lake Mary High School. What also surprised some was how she took her life. Psychologists say this information, although often morbid and disturbing, could become an important lesson for those who know someone who is suffering from depression.
This article was submitted along with other News 13 entries for The Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists' website/digital category, which came in first place for the 2019 contest.
Online version here and you can watch the video I shot and produced to accompany the article. PDF version here.
Spectrum News 13 — Nicole Montalvo, who was seen last week in St. Cloud and her remains were discovered over the weekend, was kidnapped and held at knifepoint a year ago by her estranged husband and another woman, according to an Osceola County Sheriff's Office affidavit.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Spectrum News 13 — When Dr. Christine Ford made her accusation that Judge Brett Kavanagh sexually assaulted her while they were both teenagers at a party back in 1982, many people asked why she waited decades to finally step forward during his confirmation hearing for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Online version here. PDF version here.
The first time a woman admits that she is a victim of #sexualassault is the biggest challenge for her, says @vscflorida.
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) October 5, 2018
Discover how #MeToo plays a part in the #KavanaughHearings & why victim shaming harms the healing process, reports @AnthonyLeone https://t.co/iGhHgNyJgM pic.twitter.com/aici30OezN
Spectrum News 13 — It's not every day, or every year, that space lovers get to experience a celestial delight known as a "super blood wolf moon" as a lunar eclipse.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Haverford Patch — Chief Carmen Pettine told the press on Saturday evening that a standoff with an alleged gunman ended in the basement of the home on 71 Hillcrest Ave., Havertown.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Haverford Patch — Township firefighters and EMS were called to 328 Manoa Rd. on Thursday morning to battle a house fire.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Haverford Patch — For 11 and a half years, the Reynolds' home on 328 East Manoa Rd. was a place where they built a family and created a safe haven for their children. But a fire took all of that.
Online version here. PDF version here.
Haverford Patch — No one starts his or her life wanting to have a drug habit and the pitfalls that come with it.
PDF version here.
Haverford Patch — Daniel Reynolds-Demchur, a registered Megan’s Law sex offender, is now serving up to two years in jail for allegedly soliciting a 16-year-old girl for oral sex, but a psychosexual evaluation revealed that he has had a long history with sexual encounters with minors.
PDF version here.
Podiatry Today — It would have been devastating to his practice if it happened. She knew the operation of his office and losing someone like her would have sent his professional life into a tailspin.
PDF version here.Here are examples of how I used social media to tell a story. Except for the COVID-19-graphic, all photos and videos are by me. Jump to see the timeline and photo gallery I created for two SpaceX crewed missions. ▼
??@NASA and @SpaceX�s #Crew5 had a successful launch. pic.twitter.com/g5ii1udaQz
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) October 5, 2022
While we were waiting for the @NASA #Artemis1 launch earlier today, Mark Burger of the #45thWeatherSquadron spoke to me about lightning strikes and protection towers. (See what happened on Saturday at #Artemis� #LaunchPad39B.)https://t.co/K9EVrIgDHQ pic.twitter.com/XqyzowMgmq
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) August 29, 2022
?? It was a successful launch for the #Crew4 of the joint @SpaceX-@NASA mission. They are now heading to the @Space_Station.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) April 27, 2022
Go to @MyNews13 to learn more about the mission. #SpaceX #NASA #Falcon9 #Dragon #Freedom https://t.co/zGKIr2br1h pic.twitter.com/eqGucNIPa9
?? I spoke with David Parker, @esa's director of Human and Robotic Exploration. He talks about what made @SpaceX-@NASA�s #Crew4 launch special for him, what Samantha Cristoforetti will be doing and gives advice to kids who want to go into space. https://t.co/zGKIr2br1h pic.twitter.com/1JsdrgK4oH
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) April 27, 2022
John Stiteler sits down with @MyNews13 and says that he wants some answers after a hit-and-run driver fatally struck his son and left the scene.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) May 1, 2021
He shares more about what his son Jason was like and how he has been dealing with his grief here: https://t.co/hsaNtQwtvJ pic.twitter.com/c9Jv6iKjgR
The @SpaceX #Crew1 took off right on time as the historic launch is taking four astronauts to the @Space_Station.
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) November 16, 2020
Get the latest here. https://t.co/En5HOuoMOH
🎥 by @AnthonyLeone pic.twitter.com/YDoftna4KR
A lot of people have come from different parts of the Sunshine State to see the @SpaceX launch of the #Crew1 this evening, reports @AnthonyLeone.
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) November 15, 2020
Get the latest information about the #SpaceX launch right here. #Falcon9 #CrewDragon 🚀https://t.co/En5HOuoMOH pic.twitter.com/B1YY1jVfw0
The #SpaceX #CrewDragon took off and the #Falcon9 has made a successful landing on the drone ship.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) May 30, 2020
The capsule is heading for the #InternationalSpaceStation pic.twitter.com/wuX0P58yIj
Here is a recap of today’s @SpaceX launch of the #CrewDragon capsule.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) May 30, 2020
Go to @MyNews13 and @BN9 for the latest. #SpaceX #SpaceXLaunch #NASA #Falcon9 https://t.co/DUO1lSba15 pic.twitter.com/yLuVjQjugy
I had the opportunity to speak with former @NASA #astronaut Winston Scott about some little known things that astronauts have to do in #space and what he has been most impressed with about the space industry with all the changes that have taken place since 2011. @MyNews13 @BN9 pic.twitter.com/LlR4IzSag4
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) May 27, 2020
In 2011 when I was an editor at @PatchTweet, I was part of the #VeteransDay coverage when then-Vice President #JoeBiden gave a speech. I took some of these pics.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) November 8, 2020
Now, nine years later, he has been projected to be the 46th president of the United States. #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/3AVZmX4D0x
What is #SocialDistancing?
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) March 16, 2020
We have been hearing a lot about it as a way to combat the #coronavirus.@MyNews13 has a graphic that explains #SocialDistancing. #N13COVID19 #COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 pic.twitter.com/O8QfkGzhtl
The @boeing #Starliner launched from #CapeCanaveral Friday on a historic #FirstFlight. This was the view from @dwntwn_orlando as it lifted off.
— Anthony Leone (@AnthonyLeone) December 21, 2019
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Go to @MyNews13 for more.#Space #Florida #Exploration #spaceexploration #Spacecoast pic.twitter.com/irP2ZDetiR
Here is a timeline I created for SpaceX's first crewed mission launch.
Here is a photo gallery I made for the NASA-SpaceX Crew-4 launch.
Social Media:
Just some of my social media accounts. See samples below.