FRANCESCA MAXIME
Anchor / Reporter

Where are you from?
Born in Chicago, IL and raised in Ashland, Massachusetts - a small town outside of Boston.

Where did you go to school?
I graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature.

Where did I start my career?
I began working as a Weekend Anchor at WIVT (ABC) in Binghamton, NY. Since then, I’ve Reported and Anchored in various northeast cities, including Philadelphia, Boston, Hartford, and Syracuse.

When did you begin working at WEAR-TV?
October, 2006.

What are your career highlights?
I’ve reported live, first-hand, on such national stories as the Priest Sex Abuse/Catholic Church scandal, the Beltway Sniper Shootings, and 9/11.

Do you have a family?
Here in Pensacola, Louisa the cat rounds out my family. Most of the Italian half of my family lives in the Boston area, where my mother is an Emergency Room physician. My Haitian-Dominican side of the family lives in Chicago.

What are your hobbies?
Entertaining, cooking, fishing, SCUBA diving, sailing, and tennis. I also enjoy listening to Latin Jazz, watching foreign and independent films, travel, and writing poetry.

I'm a member of :
- Pensacola Young Professionals, Networking Committee Member, and founder and chair of the Pensacola Young Professionals Environmental Subcommittee.
- Greater Pensacola Ladies Tennis League, Flight Three Gulf Breeze Team; USTA ranking 3.5
- Pensacola Yacht Club and the Polish Navy Crew
- Board Member, Pensacola Film Festival
- Board Member, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Northwest Florida Chapter
- Member, Fishin' Chix

In 2007, I received the 2007 Beacon Award, in the Media Category, given out by the "Circuit One Community Alliance" for work on behalf of foster children.

E-mail Francesca: fmaxime@weartv.com