
Anthony Austin
Anchor and Reporter at First Coast News WTLV/WJXX Jacksonville, FL
Native Texan. Journalist. Lover of good food and company.#UNT grad. Evening News Anchor at 5,6,11 @fcn2go
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1 week ago |
firstcoastnews.com | Anthony Austin
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville woman is stuck with monthly payments for two broken cars, both purchased from the same dealership, and neither vehicle is in her possession. She turned to the Ask Anthony team for help. Jessica Hector says she turned to City Mitsubishi on Atlantic Boulevard back in February, hoping for a reliable ride. What she got instead was a financial nightmare. "I've been paying for cabs. I pay family members.
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2 weeks ago |
firstcoastnews.com | Anthony Austin
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — What was supposed to be a dream backyard oasis has turned into a financial and emotional nightmare for one local Army veteran. He came to the Ask Anthony team for help. Anthony King says he paid nearly $90,000 for a custom pool that still isn't finished, three years after the work was supposed to be complete. "Was it functional? Yes. Aesthetically, it looked terrible," King said, standing beside the incomplete project at his home in St. Johns County.
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2 weeks ago |
firstcoastnews.com | Anthony Austin
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An Ask Anthony story that aired last week is striking a nerve across the First Coast, with viewers continuing to react on social media to what happened to 84-year-old Kathryn Taylor. Taylor, a widow living in Fernandina Beach, said she went to a skincare store called Bee and Co. expecting a $25 facial, but walked out with more than $26,000 in charges for high-end skincare devices and creams. "I look at my mother and I see how upset that she was that this happened to her.
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2 weeks ago |
13wmaz.com | Anthony Austin
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — An 84-year-old Fernandina Beach widow says she went into a skincare store for a $25 facial and walked out unknowingly having spent more than $26,000. Kathryn Taylor said she was too embarrassed to tell anyone what happened. Her daughter, Jackie Gattoni, only recently found out and contacted Ask Anthony for help. “It’s a lot of money for anybody… she was devastated. She didn’t want to tell anybody,” Gattoni said.
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3 weeks ago |
abc10.com | Anthony Austin
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — An 84-year-old Fernandina Beach widow says she went into a skincare store for a $25 facial and walked out unknowingly having spent more than $26,000. Kathryn Taylor said she was too embarrassed to tell anyone what happened. Her daughter, Jackie Gattoni, only recently found out and contacted Ask Anthony for help. “It’s a lot of money for anybody… she was devastated. She didn’t want to tell anybody,” Gattoni said.
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Every news anchor’s nightmare….a malfunctioning teleprompter 😳 Thankfully our engineers got it back up within 10 minutes. https://t.co/Svr80i6pKZ

Anthony King was expecting his pool to be done in 90 days. Three years later, it’s still unfinished and the contractor won’t return his calls. https://t.co/jFtGZEfdzS