Isabelle Teare
Contributing ReporterIsabelle Teare is the Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of WTJX. She also serves as a multi-media journalist for the System – writing print stories, reporting for the radio NewsFeed, and hosting Trial Watch, a live online program that covers high-profile cases in the territory. Isabelle is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, where she specialized in radio broadcast and audio storytelling. Born in Brooklyn but raised on St. Thomas since the age of seven, she attended and graduated from Antilles School before moving to Washington, D.C., where she earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in Justice and Peace Studies. Originally planning to pursue a career in law, Isabelle worked as a paralegal on St. Thomas for several years before deciding to follow her passion for storytelling.
Email: iteare@wtjx.org
Phone: (340) 244-6240
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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Senator Kurt Vialet, who says a caregiver support program could be added to government retirees' health plans as soon as January, and he's pressing UnitedHealthcare for details. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Despite used needles, blood vials and other medical waste found overflowing behind the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital, the hospital maintains it follows “established procedures for collecting, securing, storing, and preparing medical waste for disposal.” -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Contour Airlines’ nonstop service between St. Thomas and St. Maarten launched today, with the inaugural flight receiving a water salute upon landing at Cyril E. King Airport. Virgin Islands Port Authority is waiving the airline's landing fees to help the new route last. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Today is Contract Day, the 148th anniversary of the Fireburn on St. Croix. We speak with Stephanie Chalana Brown, state director of the Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education, about how Contract Day gives Virgin Islanders a language for examining labor today. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Calypso legend Dr. Slinger Francisco, known around the world as the Mighty Sparrow, has died. Governor Albert Bryan and Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett mourn the calypso legend and we take a look back on his appearance on WTJX’s “Face to Face” with Addie Ottley in 2001. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Pastor Dexter Skepple of St. Croix’s Speak the Word Ministries visited Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett's congressional office this week, where he delivered the opening prayer on the floor of the US House of Representatives. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Energy Office says it successfully tested its virtual power plant program, coordinating hundreds of privately-owned Tesla Powerwalls across the territory to feed power back onto the grid, and it's offering financial incentives to get more residents to enroll. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Virgin Islands Board of Elections locked in its plan for auditing the November general election, with members voting to hand count 51% of the ballots from randomly selected machines. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A former employee of The Strategy Group is suing the company and CEO John Engerman over unpaid wages, while also alleging the company was the subject of an FBI search warrant tied to Virgin Islands government contracts — a claim Engerman told WTJX is "100% false.” -
Carlton Dowe's lawyers get 2nd extension to review 40,000 documents before deciding on plea or trialDowe's defense gets a second 60-day extension to review discovery in his bank fraud case, citing trouble downloading roughly 40,000 documents.
