Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
Radio News ReporterMarcellina Ventura-Douglas is the Radio News Reporter for WTJX-FM, 93.1. Born and raised on St. Croix, Ventura-Douglas graduated from the University of the Virgin Islands, where she received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. While at UVI, she worked in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone before beginning her career in radio. Ventura-Douglas fell in love with radio growing up, when she and her father would spend every morning and afternoon listening to local radio news legend, Alvin G. After leaving Senator Malone's office, she became the program director of Vivid Streaming. She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer. Soon after, she was tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to present an evening news. She is passionate about bringing radio news to the Virgin Islands community through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00pm on 93.1 FM and available online, on demand.
Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org
Phone: (340) 474-1682
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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Office of Highway Safety and the Department of Property & Procurement have launched an initiative requiring seat belt compliance stickers in more than 1,400 government vehicles to improve low seat belt usage rates and cut down on serious crashes. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Elections System of the Virgin Islands has launched “ElectionStats,” a new digital platform in partnership with Civera that makes past election results since 2010 searchable, downloadable, and more accessible to the public. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Residents are mourning the passing of Louis Taylor Jr., a celebrated Virgin Islands musician, teacher, and athlete who died on his 76th birthday. The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority has appointed Hannibal Michael Ware as its new executive director. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A St. Thomas man has been arrested on multiple felony charges after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into the historic Jarvis Building, injuring his passenger and registering a blood alcohol level nearly three and a half times the legal limit. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Virgin Islanders are mourning the death of beloved musician Jeavon “UncleMehn” Sasso, who was removed from life support due to injuries sustained in a car crash on Monday. Police on St. Croix are investigating a deadly head-on collision that killed 52-year-old motorcyclist Harold Bruce Mays II after his bike crossed into oncoming traffic. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Firefighters battled an early morning blaze at Blackbeard’s Castle Apartments on St. Thomas, where heavy smoke and flames prompted a full response by Fire and Emergency Services. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advanced a bill aimed at addressing a looming judicial vacancy crisis and mounting case backlogs in the Superior Court, with officials warning that more than 1,300 cases could be left in limbo without immediate action. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Senator Marise James announced she will not be seeking reelection. A gas leak at the Randolph Harley Power Plant on St. Thomas forced WAPA to evacuate workers and shut down several generation units today. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The St. Croix Educational Complex High School celebrated its 30th anniversary with a ribbon-cutting reenactment, performances, and reflections from alumni, staff, and community leaders. The Miami Herald has joined the New York Times in asking a Virgin Islands court to unseal several confidential reports in Jeffrey Epstein’s probate case, citing public transparency and oversight. -
On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: WAPA crews were working on a water main break in Charlotte Amalie that disrupted service and forced school closures and schedule changes today, while also separately working to restore power in the STT/STJ District, which is operating on a rotation schedule following a generation failure at the Randolph Harley Power Plant yesterday.
