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Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Radio News Reporter

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas is the Radio News Reporter for WTJX-FM, 93.1. She was born and raised on the island of St. Croix, where her grandfather founded the historic newspaper, The St. Croix Avis. Marcellina earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of the Virgin Islands, also working in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone while she attended school. After leaving Malone's office, Marcellina went on to serve as program director of Vivid Streaming before working for the Virgin Islands National Guard as a Family Assistance Center Specialist from 2017 to 2018, where she supported service members and their families following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer, but was soon tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to deliver local evening news through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00 pm on 93.1 FM and available on demand, wherever you get your podcasts.  
Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org
Phone: (340) 474-1682

  • Pictured: Jeziah Azir Richardson walks into the Juanita Gardine Pre-K-8 auditorium during a May ceremony celebrating his promotion from pre-kindergarten to kindergarten.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 19, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Roland Richardson III, the father of 4-year-old Jeziah Richardson, has pleaded not guilty to felony charges filed after investigators concluded the child's death resulted from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  • Pictured: Edward Sankitts was arrested after a woman reported that intimate photographs of her, which she alleges Sankitts took without her permission, had been sent to her mother.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 18, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A man on St. Croix is facing charges after investigators say he sent private intimate photographs of a woman to a member of her family without her authorization.
  • Pictured: A brush fire burns across the western coastline of St. Croix over the weekend as firefighters worked for hours to contain one of three brush fires reported across the Virgin Islands. The fires come as the territory remains under extreme drought conditions, a burn ban, and elevated fire danger warnings.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 17, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Three brush fires kept VIFEMS crews busy over the weekend, including a St. Croix blaze that began as a vehicle fire before spreading into nearby vegetation and one on St. Thomas near the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital and Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute.
  • Pictured: Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed the Williams Delight home of slain Executive Security Officer Eustace Charles late Thursday night.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 14, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Police are investigating a fire that destroyed the Williams Delight residence of slain Executive Security Officer Eustace Charles.
  • Pictured from left to right: VIHFA Interim Executive Director Valdez Shelford, ODR Director Adrian Williams-Octalien, Lutheran Social Services CEO Junia John-Straker, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and LT Governor Tregenza Roach
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 13, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Construction is underway on a nearly $9.2 million replacement for the flood-prone Sister Emma Cottage at the Queen Louise Home for Children on St. Croix.
  • Pictured: Davidson Charlemagne, left, and his wife, Sasha, walk together outside the Almeric L. Christian Federal Building and U.S. courthouse on St. Croix. The couples defense attorneys are seeking permission to file a motion to dismiss their federal fraud charges under seal, alleging prosecutorial misconduct and excessive pretrial publicity.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 11, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Defense attorneys for Davidson and Sasha Charlemagne are seeking permission to file a motion to dismiss the couple’s federal fraud charges under seal, alleging prosecutorial misconduct and excessive pretrial publicity has deprived them of a fair trial before jury selection begins.
  • Pictured: Attorney Clive C. Rivers Sr., walks into the Ron de Lugo Federal Building on July 23, 2025.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 10, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Attorney Clive C. Rivers Sr. is publicly reprimanded after admitting to professional conduct violations tied to a wrongful termination case that remained inactive for nearly 10 years.
  • Pictured: Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Arthur A. Richards Pre-K through 8th grade School.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 7, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett says President Donald Trump's executive orders signed Thursday regarding birthright citizenship do not apply to people born in the Virgin Islands, however, the orders do raise serious concerns regarding precedent.
  • Pictured: Department of Human Services Commissioner Averil George, second from left, appears before lawmakers during a budget hearing, warning that new federal SNAP work requirements could cause thousands of Virgin Islanders to lose food assistance while increasing the territory’s financial responsibility for administering the program.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 6, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Roughly 5,000 Virgin Islanders could lose food assistance under new federal SNAP work requirements, as the department of Human Services asks lawmakers for more local funding to keep up with administrative demands.
  • Pictured: Water Island residents and supporters gather outside the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas on Tuesday, urging senators to reject a proposed 99-year lease for a $400 million resort development. Despite opposition, lawmakers approved the amended lease in an 11-3 vote.
    WTJX NEWSFEED: August 5, 2026
    Marcellina Ventura-Douglas
    On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers approve a 99-year lease for a proposed $400 million resort on Water Island, despite public concerns and protest over public land, affordable housing, and protections for veterans.