Craig Patrick
Craig is FOX 13's political editor and chief investigator. He has won more than 20 Emmy awards throughout his career as an executive producer, anchor, and reporter.
He hosts Money, Power & Politics, and produces investigations focused on questionable government policy and spending. His reports have exposed illegal state tax credits, lawmakers violating their own voting rules, and Medicare schemes that bilk millions of tax dollars.
He previously led the investigative/special projects unit at the ABC affiliate in Orlando, managed the station's election coverage, moderated a weekly political discussion program, and produced a variety of primetime specials.
Craig began his career as an anchor/reporter at television stations in Savannah and Birmingham. He also worked as a marketing/public-relations executive -- and is a past winner of the Phillips Platinum PR award for developing a top-rated internal communications program. He obtained his BA in Journalism/Political Science from Spring Hill College in Mobile.
Craig has served on the boards of several Tampa Bay area government and community organizations, including the St. Petersburg Planning Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, City Beautiful Commission, Pinellas Public Access Advisory Board, Tampa Bay Partnership's Transportation and International Councils, Pinellas Juvenile Welfare Board Community Council, and Tampa Bay Red Cross Advisory Board.
If you would like to contact Craig, you can email him at Craig.Patrick@fox.com. You can also connect with him on Facebook and follow him on Twitter @FOX13Politics.
The latest from Craig Patrick
Trump holds 6-point lead over Biden in Florida: FOX 13 Tampa Bay/InsiderAdvantage Poll
In a survey of 800 Florida voters conducted July 15-16, Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by six points with a 3.94% margin of error.
Florida families who suffer serious injuries caused by state government left with unpaid claims, roadblocks
Families across Florida are suffering from serious injuries caused by our own government. And while some victims won judgments or agreed to legal settlements to help them recover, some are not getting most of the money under the terms of their judgments and settlements.
Florida played a critical role in the passage of the Civil Rights Act 60 years ago
America is celebrating a special and important anniversary. President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act 60 years ago, on July 2, 1964. And Florida played a critical role in getting it passed.
Civil rights activists reunite in St. Augustine 60 years after staged protests
America celebrated a breakthrough in civil rights in the nation’s oldest city. Tuesday, July 2, is the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
America celebrating anniversary in path to equality
America is celebrating a proud and important anniversary in the path to equality.
UF and the search for dark matter
The University of Florida may be closing in on the discovery of a lifetime. For decades, UF has led much of the world in the search for dark matter. It has partnered with other leading researchers to solve one of the greatest mysteries in physics.
UF physicists join global collaboration to track gravitational waves in space
Physicists at the University of Florida helped make striking new discoveries in space. Now they're part of a global collaboration to build a giant space antenna that could greatly expand our knowledge of the universe and how it came to be.
FSU, UF partner to host the largest, highest-powered magnet lab in the world
Florida scientists are changing matter with powerful freezers and magnets and making extraordinary discoveries along the way.
UCF develops fadeproof paint
The University of Central Florida patented a new kind of paint that does not fade, repels heat, and could substantially lower our power bills when it goes to market.
UCF collaborates on breakthrough in fighting cancer
Our bodies have natural defenses to help fight cancer, and researchers have discovered a new way to boost them in a lab. The University of Central Florida is part of a project designed to dissolve cancer from within.