After college, Casey DeSantis, still known as Casey Black at the time, made her fateful move to Jacksonville, Florida. However, becoming first lady of the state was still far from her mind. After getting her bachelor’s, she made a surprising career pivot to become a local TV reporter. She worked as a journalist starting in 2003 with an on-camera job at WJXT-TV in Jacksonville.
Though she’s now often thought of as Ron DeSantis’ wife, she built quite a successful career for herself before meeting her husband. At WJXT-TV, she wore many hats, working as a police beat reporter, morning anchor, associate producer, and more while at the local station. She then spent some time as a sports reporter working for the PGA Tour, where she produced two shows covering the golf tournaments.
Her career in reporting continued after her time at PGA. In 2015, she hosted the morning talk show “First Coast Living” and was the co-executive producer and co-creator of a live talk show called “The Chat.” Just as she did in school, DeSantis thrived in her career. Her reporting even earned her an Emmy nomination for the special segments “Stranger Danger” and “Real Life CSI.” But in 2018, she went on First Coast Living to announce she’d be leaving the show to spend more time with her family.
Post source: The List
