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: Adam F. Sleeper has been named Acting U.S. Attorney for District of the Virgin Islands. Lawmakers passed a multi-million dollar funding package that addresses hospital funding and retroactive pay for both active and retired government employees. -
On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Following a complaint hearing, the Board of Elections voted to direct Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes to issue a public apology to poll watcher, Ann Maria Paul Williams. -
On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A structure fire in Estate Profit on St. Croix destroys an abandoned building and leaves one person injured. WAPA cites safety shutdown as the cause of Thursday’s district wide outage and generator repairs for ongoing rotating outages in the St. Thomas/St. John District. -
On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: During a meeting for the STT/STJ Historic Preservation Commission, members voice concerns over the difficulties of filling board vacancies. -
On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Tourism Commissioner Jospeh Boschulte announces that the territory is ranked #1 in cruise passenger spending in the Eastern Caribbean and #2 across the entire Caribbean region. -
On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with J'Wan Roberts' dad, Jeff, ahead of tonight's NCAA championship with the Houston Cougars facing the Florida Gators. -
On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: VIFEMS christens its new fireboat named in honor of Captain Antonio Hendricks. We speak with Governor Albert Bryan Jr. who expresses concern about the newly implemented tariffs by the Trump administration. -
On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: An amended complaint in the District Court of the Virgin Islands names former CAHS principal April Petrus in the John Doe sexual abuse lawsuit filed against the government and school officials. -
On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Students got the opportunity to meet award-winning actor Anthony Mackie during a special Q&A before a screening of Captain America: Brave New World. Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Moravian Church against the Summers End Group regarding a marina development project in Coral Bay, St. John. -
On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea is co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general, calling on Congress to pass federal legislation allowing states to deploy cell phone jamming systems in prisons.
