
Stephen Hauck
Stephen Hauck is an award-winning veteran Broadcast Journalist who joined the FOX 35 news team in April 2016.He currently anchors the FOX 35 NewsEdge @ 6 and the NewsEdge @ 8 on FOX 35 Plus.
Since moving to central Florida in 2016, Stephen has covered many big news events, including being one of the first journalists on the scene after the Pulse nightclub shooting in downtown Orlando – reporting live all day long, for FOX 35 and FOX News.He has also covered multiple presidential campaign rallies, and hosted numerous political shows on Fox 35 for the 2016, 2018, and 2020 election seasons.
Stephen also reported live from Tallahassee, for the inauguration of Florida governor Ron DeSantis.Additionally, he has anchored countless hours of hurricane coverage, during Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Irma – which both impacted central Florida.
Stephen loves living in central Florida with his wife and two children – enjoying everything the region has to offer, and not having to deal with freezing cold weather in the winter.
Stephen came to Orlando from WIAT-TV (CBS) in Birmingham, Alabama - where he anchored and reported for 18 years. While there, Stephen was awarded "Best News Anchor" in Alabama, twice (by the Associated Press and the Alabama Broadcasters Association). He has also been named "Best Reporter" in Alabama, earned awards for "Best Feature Story" and "Best Documentary," anchored a broadcast which won for "Best Daytime Programming," and anchored a broadcast which earned an Edward R. Murrow award for “Breaking News Coverage.”
Stephen is originally from San Diego, California, but moved to Huntsville, Alabama at age 10. He lived in Alabama from 5th grade through college, earning his Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communications from Troy State University
.After graduating from college in 1997, Stephen took his first job at CNWG in Rome, Georgia as a reporter and fill-in anchor - before moving to Birmingham in 1998, where he spent nearly two decades at WIAT.
Over the years, Stephen has had the opportunity to interview countless national figures and celebrities, including: Tiger Woods, Tom Selleck, Garth Brooks, Mitt Romney, LL Cool J, Mario Lopez, Mandy Moore, Charles Barkley, Brooke Burke, Marco Rubio, Jesse Jackson, Kirk Cameron, Johnny Cochran, Jerry Rice, Billy Bob Thornton, FBI director James Comey, Ben Carson, Arnold Palmer, Mike Krzyzewski, and Lou Holtz.
Stephen enjoys volunteering with different ministries and organizations where he can help the less fortunate. He also loves serving on international mission trips. Since 2008, Stephen has served on 18 mission trips in Honduras in Central America, the Amazon jungle of eastern Ecuador, the impoverished island nation of Haiti, the Andes Mountains of Peru in South America, South Sudan in the heart of Africa, the jungles of northern Thailand in southeast Asia, and in Greece - ministering to refugees who fled their war-torn homelands.
Stephen is very excited to be part of the FOX 35 news team – anchoring and reporting the news that matters most to the viewers of central Florida!
The latest from Stephen Hauck
European regulators issue new vaccine warning
All Americans, age 16 and older, are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. But there's a new warning from European regulators.
Jury deliberation begins in Chauvin trial
The jury now has the case in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd.
Pfizer CEO suggests third dose
Nearly 200 million Americans have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Monday, all Americans 16 and older will be eligible to get one; however, Johnson and Johnson's vaccine is still on hold for safety concerns. Meanwhile, Pfizer's CEO announced this week that a third booster shot could be required within a year of being fully vaccinated.
Unrest in Minneapolis suburb after shooting of Daunte Wright
Protests erupted in a Minneapolis suburb on Monday evening following Sunday's deadly shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by a police officer. According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s report, Daunte Wright died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
U.K. variant becoming dominant COVID strain in U.S.
After 13 months of the original COVID-19 virus, there is a new dominant strain. The UK variant, first detected in Southern England in December of 2020, now accounts for more than half of all new infections in the U.S. and it's still spreading quickly, fueled by youth sports and an increase in large gatherings.
FEMA site at Valencia College now offering Johnson & Johnson vaccine
All those over 18 are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida, and the federal side at the Valencia College West Campus is now offering the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The site received an additional 2,000 doses on Tuesday, bringing the total to 5,000.
Wild Things: Octopus caught on camera lashing out, zoo animals celebrate Easter early, and more
FOX 35's Stephen Hauck runs through the latest wild things.
Blueberry and sunflower season at Southern Hill Farms
FOX 35's David Martin visits Southern Hill Farms in Clermont.
The latest on vaccine distribution across the U.S. and in Florida
COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues across America and throughout Florida.
Jury selection completed for Derek Chauvin trial
All 15 jurors have been selected for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer that is charged in the death of George Floyd.