Cardona joins WTVJ from WTVQ Lexington, Ky., where she was a sports anchor and reporter. In this role, which she began in 2021, she covered local and national sports, including University of Kentucky athletics, which included hosting shows on Wildcats basketball and football. Most recently, she delivered sports news and storylines for the station’s live morning and early afternoon newscasts, including the station’s Good Day Kentucky program.
Prior to WTVQ, Cardona spent two years as a sports anchor and reporter at WGFL Gainesville, Fla., where she covered University of Florida sports – including football, basketball and baseball – and led a weekly Southeastern Conference football program. Cardona also served as a sideline reporter covering Conference USA football and basketball games on ESPN3 and ESPN Plus for more than two years. She began her sports media career at WZTV and WKRN, both Nashville.
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