Florida For Reel

05/22/2026

Traditional Hollywood is paying close attention to a new disruptor: Micro-dramas. These 60-second, vertically-shot soap operas are no longer a niche trend, they’ve evolved into a massive global industry that’s changing how we consume stories.

05/16/2026

05/11/2026

From the movie theater aisles to the Florida For Reel floor! 🎬✨

Swisher3x broke the internet after seeing the Michael biopic, so we asked him to show us how it’s really done. Let’s just say... we’re gonna need more practice. 👟🔥

05/09/2026

Michael Jackson’s legendary chimp Bubbles is officially a Florida resident! 🐒🌴🎬

While the Michael movie is shattering box office records, the real-life star is living his best retirement life right here in Wauchula at the Center for Great Apes. From the world stage to a quiet life in the sunshine, Bubbles is now 43 years old and proving that even Hollywood icons love a good Florida nap.

Check out the full story on Florida For Reel! 📺✨

04/24/2026

Marketplace find or Marketplace FAIL? 🚩
Rivera is going viral for eating his way through Facebook Marketplace listings.

Watch our interview with Gabriel on the FOX Local app 📲

https://www.fox13news.com/video/fmc-bcggdqqpq61yimfz

03/29/2026

This week on Florida For Reel, FOX 13’s Emari Craft and Scott Tavlin sit down with Andrew Allan Hiers, an American bass-baritone who is taking the car lot by storm with his operatic sales pitches!

Watch the full interview on the FOX Local app!

03/13/2026

On Florida For Reel, we’re breaking down a viral video with the help of Gatorland’s Savannah Boan. We’re getting into the toothy truth of why you should NEVER feed a gator in your backyard 🐊.

Watch the full interview on FOX Local!

03/13/2026

TGIF 🎉 Happy Friday everyone ! There will actually be no FOX 13+ episode at 10am today. I am taking a little field trip to Orlando to train with the Fox 35 streaming team as we get ready for the new technology that will be in our new studio coming soon!! Exciting stuff! But you CAN check out the latest episode of Florida For Reel on FOX Local this weekend! I made a guest host appearance with FOX 13’s Emari Craft and we had so much fun talking gators, weird “jellyfish” in the sky, and a 92-year old grandmother who went on a cruise for the first time!!💃🏻

01/23/2026

Meet the Tampa woman whose parents traded the sandbox for the Serengeti! Taylor Asp () joins us to explain how she ended up at Busch Gardens as a “daycare” alternative.

Watch Florida For Reel on the FOX Local app or FOX 13 Tampa Bay’s YouTube channel for the full interview! 📺 WATCH MORE: https://youtu.be/ULdNXFosGps?si=Lw9LhCepwzqxOWbu

01/09/2026

Orlando has a new anthem! 🎶 has captured the internet's attention, racking up over 2 million views on his viral video. Even musician Questlove weighed in, calling it "best song."

Watch the full episode on FOX 13 News - Tampa Bay’s YouTube channel or the FOX Local app!