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WTJX NEWSFEED: April 29. 2024

By Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Published April 29, 2024 at 5:54 PM AST

Pictured: left to right, Carnival Queen Majestic Estrada-Petersen, Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Lucas “John Gotti” Evans, Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, Lucas "John Gotti" Evans wins the St. Thomas 2024 Calypso Monarch competition. A violent weekend on St. Thomas claimed the life of a man and injured 5 others. The Virgin Islands Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights presents their findings on civil rights issues in the territory. A man who broke into a woman's home is now facing charges of sexual assault and home invasion. Listen to these stories and more.

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Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

Marcellina 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.<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682

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